Povera Anna

The easiest novel that exists in Italian for first year students. A vocabulary of only 300 words. Anna is a 15 year old California girl who leads a tough life. Her mother is always on her. Her family doesn t have much money, but her best friends families are rich. She s extremely jealous of them. When she gets an opportunity to go to Italy, she goes to a small city where she lives with a very nice family that is poorer than her own family. Her view of her life changes radically. When she gets back to California, she sees everything in a different light. Povera Anna is short and easy. When they read it, beginning students discover that they have actually learned a significant amount of Italian.