When Jessie came across the sea

By Amy Hest

Subjects: Grandmothers, Jews, fiction, Children's stories, English, Girls, fiction, Immigration and emigration, Fiction, Spanish language materials, Children's fiction, Picture books for children, Emigration and immigration, Jews, new york (state), new york, fiction, Orphans, Accelerated Reader, Emigration and immigration, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Jews

Description: When a young girl from a poor eastern European village learns that she must leave her beloved grandmother for a new life - and a new love - in America, they both feel that their hearts will break. The sure and inspired narrative by award-winning author Amy Hest is paired with paintings by P.J. Lynch that glow with warmth and carefully observed detail, creating an unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience. - Publisher.