Portofino

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Calvin's two older sisters-Janet and Rachael-survive the parental conflict by doing a little pounding of their own on the young brother. The boy turns outward: he learns his way around the colorful resort town of Portofino, makes pagan friends at every turn, helps beach boys haul boats, befriends a whiskey-sipping painter, and even visits a Roman Catholic church to light a candle to the Blessed Virgin Mary.