Publication

1992 - Bantam Books, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

42,750 words, Guess

Page Count

171 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivelandofhope00nixo
  • ISBN-100553081101
  • ISBN-139780553081107
  • Goodreads3831510
  • Library of Congress Control Number92002769
and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.N65 Lan 1992

Description

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?

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.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Ellis Island

Other Editions

  • Land of hopeBantam Books1992-01-01

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