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Peacock, Louise

At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices

48 pp. | Atheneum | June, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-689-83026-6 $18.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop. The "many voices" of the title include a fictional letter from an Armenian girl to her dead mother, a running narrative from a modern-day child, and--most successfully--quotations from real people who passed through Ellis Island. Their powerful words are accompanied by historical photographs; paintings (some muddy) also decorate the crowded pages. The format blurs fact and fiction in a confusing way. Reading list, websites.
Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

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