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An Ellis Island Christmas
Contributor(s): Leighton, Maxinne Rhea (Author), Nolan, Dennis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 045148133X     ISBN-13: 9780451481337
Publisher: Puffin Books
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2018
* Not available - Not in print at this time *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emigration & Immigration
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2019297313
Lexile Measure: 530
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.9" W x 9.8" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Holiday - Christmas
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 7869
Reading Level: 3.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
A moving story about one family's daring journey from Poland to America and their hope for a better future in their new home. Available again in paperback.

Krysia does not want to leave her home and her friend, Michi, but there are soldiers with guns on the streets and her mother says that they must go. Krysia, her two brothers, and her mother pack their favorite belongings and begin the long, harrowing journey to America. Krysia is scared but she finds courage when she thinks of her father waiting for her in America with the promise of a better tomorrow.

Inspired by Maxinne Rhea Leighton's father's journey from Poland to America, this is a powerful reminder of the beacon of hope and opportunity that Ellis Island symbolized and the importance of family at Christmastime.