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Land of Hope
Contributor(s): Nixon, Joan Lowery (Author)

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 ISBN: 0440215978     ISBN-13: 9780440215974
Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
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Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1993
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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.


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.

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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
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 880(Not Available)
Series: Ellis Island Stories
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 4.18" W x 6.76" L (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.
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/1993 pg. 458
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6389
Reading Level: 5.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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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.
 
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