When Jessie Came Across the Sea

Type

Book

Authors

Hest ( Amy Hest )

ISBN 10

0763600946

ISBN 13

9780763600945

Tags

Orphans-Fiction, Emigration-- Fiction, Immigration-Fiction, Jews, 1900s-Fiction

Description

An unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience. Jessie lives with her grandmother in a poor village in the valleys of eastern Europe. When, to everyone's surprise, young Jessie is chosen by the village rabbi to travel to America, and to leave her grandmother behind, they both feel their hearts will break. A touching story of our immigrant heritage as she follows Jessie across the ocean to a new life—and a new love—in America. WHEN JESSIE COMES ACROSS THE SEA transcends time and culture in a tribute to the courage and hope of all who seek a better life.

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