Status
Available
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Series
Collection
Publication
Laurel Leaf (1993), Edition: English Language, 176 pages
Description
Rebekah, a fifteen-year-old Jewish immigrant arriving in New York City in 1902, almost abandons her dream of getting an education when she is forced to work in a sweatshop.
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This definitely gives you a different perspective than Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. These three girls want to come to America to get the same rights as boys, and find camaraderie together. Soon they are separated and we follow Rebekah's story where she struggles to get her family beyond their life
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in the sweatshop and get her parents' to understand her dreams. Finally she takes action and makes it happen. Show Less
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 1995)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
176 p.; 4.25 inches
ISBN
0440215978 / 9780440215974