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Lasky, Kathryn , Lasky, Kathryn

Hope in My Heart: Sofia's Immigrant Diary: Book One

108 pp. | Scholastic | November, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-439-18875-X $$12.95 | Paper ISBN 0-439-44962-6 $$4.99
(3) 1-3 My America series. In Hope, when Sofia and her family arrive at Ellis Island from Italy in 1903, the doctors think she has trachoma, an eye disease. She is quarantined for two months without her family. In Home, Sofia, reunited with her family, settles in Boston's North End and adjusts to her new country. Sofia describes these events in her diary in a strong voice. A historical note is appended. [Review covers these My America titles: Home at Last and Hope in my Heart.]
Reviewer: Patricia Riley

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