Rebel Girl and the Godfather
New York City’s Italians and the Fight for Civil Rights
- 2025 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Biography (Adult Nonfiction)
"REBEL GIRL AND THE GODFATHER tells the gripping true story of Mary Sansone, an Italian American housewife, and Joe Colombo, a Mafia boss, as they clashed over civil rights in 1960s–70s Brooklyn … Decker's book uncovers a surprising chapter in America's civil rights and ethnic history." — New York Trend
