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ISBN-10: 1419727478
ISBN-13: 9781419727474
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Publish Date: 02/05/2019
Dimensions: 11.10" L, 9.30" W, 0.50" H

Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story

Hardcover

Price: $18.99

Overview

A 2020 Sydney Taylor Honor Book!
A 2019 National Jewish Book Award Winner!

Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin’s address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers the ink has run and the address is illegible! How will she find her family? Both a heart-wrenching and heartwarming story, Gittel’s Journey offers a fresh perspective on the immigration journey to Ellis Island. The book includes an author’s note explaining how Gittel’s story is based on the journey to America taken by Lesléa Newman’s grandmother and family friend.

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**STARRED REVIEW**
"Mixed-media images by Bates (The Big Umbrella), washed in yellows and browns and framed by woodblock motifs, give readers a vivid sense of the historical context while infusing the story with a timeless emotional immediacy. Newman (Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed) skillfully modulates her narration, capturing her protagonist's feelings of excitement, loneliness, and fear. The ending, handled with both restraint and warmth, relies on one of those improbable twists of good fortune that define so many immigrant stories–and it's based on a real event."–Publishers Weekly
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ISBN-10: 1419727478
ISBN-13: 9781419727474
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Publish Date: 02/05/2019
Dimensions: 11.10" L, 9.30" W, 0.50" H
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