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Newman, Lesléa

Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story

40 pp. | Abrams | February, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-2747-4 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Amy June Bates. Newman tells the story ("based on two true stories") of nine-year-old Jewish immigrant Gittel's voyage to Ellis Island; details in the Old World–style illustrations, along with the appended author's note, place her home as Eastern Europe around the turn of the twentieth century. When her mother doesn't pass a health inspection, Gittel must make the journey alone. Accessible text, warm-toned art, and lavish page decorations enhance the tale of courage and kindness. Websites. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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