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HarperCollins (2002), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 160 pages
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In her letters to a Vermont friend, eighth grader Dossi, a Russian, Jewish immigrant living in the Lower East Side of New York City in 1910, shares her thoughts about her new brother-in-law, the diphtheria epidemic, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
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Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2005)
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After spending a fresh air fund vacations discovering a new world on a Vermont farm, Dossi thought that returning home to the bustling New York of 1910 would be simple. Little did she know, that even in a familiar place, there are new things to experience: Her sister, Ruthi, is to be married, and
But independent Dossi learns, adjusting life with her new brother-in-law—and his rules --- is not always easy. As she writes to Emma, a friend she made in Vermont, she reveals her frustrations, her fears about her new life, and her dreams for the future. Soon she finds that, no matter where she is, she has much to discover inside herself.
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they are to move out of their one room into Ruthi’s husband’s apartment—where Dossi will have her own space!But independent Dossi learns, adjusting life with her new brother-in-law—and his rules --- is not always easy. As she writes to Emma, a friend she made in Vermont, she reveals her frustrations, her fears about her new life, and her dreams for the future. Soon she finds that, no matter where she is, she has much to discover inside herself.
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0060298405 / 9780060298401