Author

Contributions

  • Lynch, Patrick James, ill. - Contributor

Publication

1997 - Candlewick Press, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

9,750 words, Guess

Page Count

39 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing418289

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.H4375 Wf 1997
  • LCCPZ7.H4375Wf 1997

Description

When a young girl from a poor eastern European village learns that she must leave her beloved grandmother for a new life - and a new love - in America, they both feel that their hearts will break. The sure and inspired narrative by award-winning author Amy Hest is paired with paintings by P.J. Lynch that glow with warmth and carefully observed detail, creating an unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience. - Publisher.

Description

A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.

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