Everybody says that the owner of Sal’s Diner is a former Mafioso, but nine-year-old Joanna, whose mom has worked for him as long as she can remember, has a hard time believing he’s a Mafia retiree. But one day, when two fat, toothless men who look like the Godfather’s brothers show up at the diner, she wonders if maybe the rumor is true. And when Sal is arrested a few days later, Joanna’s mother not only runs the diner while he’s in jail, she also leads the charge to save him. Can the women who frequent his diner–the League of Women Who Live in Coffee Shops–save Sal from doing hard time in prison?Set against an urban backdrop of seedy motels and dilapidated houses next to industrial buildings and railroad tracks, Stella P [Read More...]
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