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Publication
Cinco Puntos Press (2005), 264 pages
Description
In 1905, as life becomes increasingly difficult for Jews in Ukraine, eleven-year-old Raizel and her father flee to America in hopes of earning money to bring the rest of the family there, but her father's health and Orthodox faith become barriers.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
National Jewish Book Award (Finalist — Children's Literature — 2005)
Skipping Stones Honor Award (2006)
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LibraryThing member STBA
Raizel and her father face rejection at Ellis Island, but with a change in attitude and the help of kindly fellow passengers, their second attempt at immigration is successful.
LibraryThing member kayceel
A young Jewish girl, Raizel, joins her father in journeying to America, so that they might earn the money to bring Raizel’s mother, 2 brothers and sister to America as well, but when they are denied entry and sent back, Raizel must find a way to help her father put aside his pride and fear to
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help them get back to America. Beautiful writing/description, and the way Raizel tells stories that pertain to what is happening in her life is very well done and fascinating. Raizels family is very religious, so get a peek into that world, as well as the journey to America as both a 3rd and 2nd class passenger (and the extreme difference between the two). Show Less
ISBN
0938317946 / 9780938317944