| Land of Hope Contributor(s): Nixon, Joan Lowery (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440215978 ISBN-13: 9780440215974 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1993 Annotation: Russian immigrant Rebekah Levinsky hopes desperately that her dream will come true in America. On the difficult ocean journey to the "land of opportunity" she meets two other girls--Kristin Swensen from Sweden and Rose Carney from Ireland. The three quickly become friends as they share their visions of the future and endure life on the overcrowded ship.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 880 |
| Series: Ellis Island Stories |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 4.18" W x 6.76" (0.22 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6389 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Russian immigrant Rebekah Levinsky hopes desperately that her dream will come true in America. On the difficult ocean journey to the "land of opportunity" she meets two other girls--Kristin Swensen from Sweden and Rose Carney from Ireland. The three quickly become friends as they share their visions of the future and endure life on the overcrowded ship. Once they reach Ellis Island the girls must separate and Rebekah and her family settle in New York on the Lower East Side. Instead of finding streets paved with gold, they slave seven days a week in a sweatshop. Will Rebekah find the courage to conquer the odds and find happiness in the United States of America. |