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When Jessie Came Across the Sea

Amy Hest

For use in schools and libraries only. A 13-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 her grandmother to the United States, too.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Turtleback Books
  • Publish Date: Sep 29th, 2003
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Bound for Schoo - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.18in - 11.10in - 0.43in - 1.12lb
  • EAN: 9780613694841
  • Recommended age: 06-09
  • Categories: Social Themes - Emigration & ImmigrationFamily - Multigenerational