Portofino
by Schaeffer, Frank [Dust Wrapper design by Susan Newman and Mary Schuck, illsutration by Bryce Lee]
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0026070510
- ISBN 13
- 9780026070515
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About This Item
First edition of the author's first novel. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper.
"Ten-year-old Calvin Becker, his two sisters, and his parents---hopelessly optimistic fundamentalist missionaries trying to convert Roman Catholics in Switzerland---come down from the Alps to vacation on the Mediterranean". Near Fine copy with light toning to page edges in jacket with light toning. See photos clphE
Synopsis
Some kids told lies to be special. Calvin told lies to be normal. The son of a missionary family, he looks forward all year to summer vacation in Portofino--especially since he'll once again have the chance to see his beloved Jennifer. But even in this seductive seaside town in Italy, the Beckers can't really relax. Calvin's father could slip into a Bad Mood and start hurling potted plants at any time. His mother has an embarrassing habit of trying to convert "pagans" on the beach. And his sister keeps a ski sweater and miniature Bible in her luggage just in case the Russians invade and send them to Siberia. Dad says everything is part of God's plan. But this summer, Calvin has some plans of his own. From the author of Saving Grandma , this delightful coming-of-age novel will bring a smile of recognition to anyone who's ever been embarrassed by their parents.
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 868295
- Title
- Portofino
- Author
- Schaeffer, Frank [Dust Wrapper design by Susan Newman and Mary Schuck, illsutration by Bryce Lee]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0026070510
- ISBN 13
- 9780026070515
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 248
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Keywords
- 0026070510, FICTION religion missionaries
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Religion;
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