Anna & Solomon

by Elaine Snyder

Other authorsHarry Bliss (Illustrator.)
Paper Book, 2014

Call number

J 100 Snyder

Tags

child, values

Subjects

Jews Belarus Vitsebsk Biography Juvenile literature
Snyder family
United States Emigration and immigration Juvenile literature
Vitsebsk (Belarus) Biography

Publication

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, [2014]

Description

Based on the story of the author's grandparents' migration to the United States from late-nineteenth-century Russia, shares how Solomon moved to the U.S. first, where he worked to save money for Anna to join him.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Sullywriter
Charming story about the journey of the author's grandparents from turn of the century Russia (present-day Belarus) to New York.

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
CCBC Choices (2015)

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Status

Available

Call number

J 100 Snyder

ISBN

9780374303624

Barcode

30402098623400

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