{"product_id":"fun-with-nuns-and-other-horror-stories-paperback","title":"Fun With Nuns...and Other Horror Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. J. Caliendo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWuenschell\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fun with Nuns\" by A.J. Caliendo grabs you by the throat with ferocious, hilarious nostalgia, but there's a twist - at its heart is a deeply moving story about friendship and survival.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lila Shaara, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fortune Teller's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1960: Fifth grade, in a Catholic school in a blue-collar area of Western PA. There are bewildering rules everywhere for Italian-American ten-year-old Enzo-at school, at church, at home-almost all of which involve not talking, his Achilles' heel. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the dawn of a new era, with the old one stubbornly clinging on. There are Latin Masses, confessionals, and penance. There is \u003cem\u003eThe Ed Sullivan Show\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGunsmoke\u003c\/em\u003e. At home is a loutish big brother and a mean little grandfather. Thanks be to God, there is spaghetti. And there are nuns, of the (literally) old-school variety, armed with erasers, clickers, and rulers to keep their charges in line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany years later, Enzo reunites with a school friend whose life has been forever altered by a childhood tragedy. This irreverent and humorous fictional work is a look back at this singular time and place, without the rose-colored lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt \"novelette\" length (110 pages), this book is a perfect gift or stocking stuffer for the Baby Boom generation who may recognize a bit of their own pasts in its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773207019808,"sku":"9798991213905","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9e5ac6d6b84a2ad0c647057bab8d308f.webp?v=1780422156","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fun-with-nuns-and-other-horror-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}