Not A Box
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Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
Explosive novel of Italy's revolutionary 1969 by leading Italian novelist It was 1969, and temperatures were rising across the factories of the north as workers demanded better pay and conditions. Soon, discontent would erupt in what became known as Italy's Hot Autumn. A young worker from the impoverished south arrives at Fiat's Mirafiori factory in Turin, where his darker complexion begins to fade from the fourteen-hour workdays in sweltering industrial heat. He is frequently late for work, and sells his blood when money runs low. He fakes a crushed finger to win sick leave. His bosses try to withhold his wages. Our cynical, dry-witted narrator will not bend to their will. I want everything, everything that's owed to me, he tells them. Nothing more and nothing less, because you don't mess with me. Around him, students are holding secret meetings and union workers begin halting work on the assembly lines, crippling the Mirafiori factory with months of continuous strikes. Before long, barricades line the roads, tear gas wafts into private homes, and the slogan We Want Everything is ringing through the streets. Wrought in spare and measured prose, Balestrini's novel depicts an explosive uprising. Introduced by Rachel Kushner, the author of the best-selling The Flamethrowers, We Want Everything is the incendiary fictional account of events that led to a decade of revolt. From the Hardcover edition.
Antoinette Portis is the author of many inventive books for children, including Not a Box, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Geisel Honor Book and the Sibert Honor book Hey Water!, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal, who said This simple introduction to water is an ideal read-aloud for the youngest scientists. Other titles include the ALA Notable Books Wait and Now. A recipient of the Prestigious Sendak Fellowship, she lives in Southern California. Visit her at Antoinetteportis.com
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780061123221 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061123226 |
| Title | Not A Box |
| Author | Antoinette Portis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2006-12-12 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Commended for Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) 2007, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2009, Short-listed for Nevada Young Readers' Award (Picture Book) 2009, Short-listed for Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |