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Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story

Lesléa Newman

Nine-year-old Gittel travels toward America with her mother, expecting them to enter the country together. When a health inspection prevents her mother from continuing, Gittel must proceed alone and leave her family behind. The story follows her search for the courage to face this separation as she continues toward a new life in America. Warm watercolor artwork with folk-art-inspired woodblock details accompanies this immigration story.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.

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Themes
Change And Transitions · Courage · Family · Immigration And Migration
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published
February 5, 2019
Pages
48
ISBN-13
9781419727474
Language
English
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