The daughter of a Russian immigrant family, newly arrived in Manhattan in 1908, has conflicting feelings about her mother's increasingly radical union involvement.
Told to make a doll like a pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom--much to Molly's embarrassment.
Rebekah, a fifteen-year-old Jewish immigrant arriving in New York City in 1902, almost abandons her dream of getting an education when she is forced to work in a sweatshop.
After his family emigrates from Holland, Pieter convinces them to help a girl they met on a coral boat who is trying to get to Michigan to find her father.
A collection of stories about young girls who as Cuban immigrants to the United States grow in confidence and spirit as they confront painful challenges, meeting them head-on.
Writing in the notebook which her teacher gave her, thirteen-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates there to be reunited with her father.
"Describes the geography, landscape, economy, government, and culture of the United States of America today and discusses the USA's influence of and relations with the rest of the world"--Provided by publisher.
"Describes the geography, landscape, economy, government, and culture of the United Kingdom today and discusses the UK's influence of and relations with the rest of the world"--"Provided by publisher.
