Sonia Levitin
Author
Language
English
Description
Even before they immigrate to America, Hanna and her family dream of the new life they will have there. 'You will see, Hanna,' Papa said. 'There are streets of gold.' But when they arrive, they find life very different from what they had imagined. Their apartment is small and Hanna and her brothers must sleep on a mattress on the floor. Mama spends her days knitting shawls and sweaters to sell on the streets but no one stops to buy. And Papa can find...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A family emigrates to America where they expect to find streets paved with gold, but instead it takes hard work and determination before they find a way to make a living in their new home.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Having once had his heart broken, Jack keeps it in a bucket safe from harm until one day a young maiden asks him to solve a riddle which teaches him the true meaning of love.
10) Boom town
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After her family moves to California where her father goes to work in the gold fields, Amanda decides to make her own fortune baking pies and she encourages others to provide the necessary services--from a general store to a school--that enables her town to prosper.
Author
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After German forces occupy Denmark during World War II, fifteen-year-old Julie Weinstein and fifteen-year-old Niels Nelson and their friends and families try to cope with their daily lives, finding various ways to resist the Nazis and, ultimately, to survive.
12) Taking charge
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her mother has to leave home suddenly, Amanda learns how demanding it is to run a household and care for a baby.
13) A piece of home
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gregor decides to take his special blanket when his family leaves Russia to live in America, but he worries about his choice all during the journey.
14) Annie's promise
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Her experiences at a summer camp in the California mountains in 1945 give twelve-year-old Annie Platt new insight into her overprotective family of German-Jewish immigrants. Sequel to "Silver Days."
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Each paperback in this series features a trio of fictional stories highlighting a moment in American history. Troubled Times contains three stories focusing on the Great Depression. In The Lucky Star a girl helps her sister and other children learn to read when their school is closed. Rudy Rides the Rails features a boy living the hobo life. In Junk Man's Daughter, a family struggles after moving to the United States.