Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The dream jar The dream jar Bonnie Pryor After emigrating to America, each member of a Russian family works hard to contribute to the family's dream of someday owning and running a store. OL14854524W
Winter garden Winter garden Kristin Hannah,Susan Ericksen,Inés Belaustegui Trias Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn’t know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes a powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates t… OL14954933W
Super sad true love story Super sad true love story Gary Shteyngart,Adam Grupper,Ali Ahn From the New York Times [review][1] written by Michiko Kakutani, June 2010: *"Gary Shteyngart’s wonderful new novel, “Super Sad True Love Story,” is a supersad, superfunny, superaffecting performanc… OL15326463W
Gifts to treasure Gifts to treasure Tehilla Greenberger When twelve-year-old Raizel, eleven-year-old Moshele, and nine-year-old Chaya Rabinovich arrive in North Dakota in 1897, each must try to discover how to use the special gifts their grandparents gave… OL15431287W
Anya's ghost Anya's ghost Vera Brosgol Anya, embarrassed by her family and lacking confidence in her body and her social skills, finally finds a friend after falling down a well, but quickly learns there are drawbacks to having a ghost fo… OL15746656W
Memoirs of a muse Memoirs of a muse Lara Vapnyar Obsessed by Dostoyevsky and the woman who became his muse, Tanya emigrates to New York City from the former Soviet Union and falls in with Mark Schneider, a writer for whom she is determined to be bo… OL15838285W
Journey to Ellis Island Journey to Ellis Island Carol Bierman An account of the ocean voyage and arrival at Ellis Island of twelve-year-old Julius Weinstein who, along with his mother and younger sister, immigrated from Russia in 1922. OL1843627W
Russian Americans Russian Americans Steven Ferry Provides a history of Russian immigration to the United States and discusses Russian customs and contributions to American culture. OL1989314W
Rosyjska baletnica Rosyjska baletnica Danielle Steel The story of a Russian woman who emigrated to the US. Her granddaughter uncovers her life in Russia when she sifts through the mementos left behind after hehr grandmothers death. OL19945457W
Forty rooms Forty rooms Olga Grushin Follows the life of a woman born in Moscow who leaves for the United States, where she finds happiness and love but must also deal with the ghosts of her youth. OL20019923W
The new sweet style The new sweet style Vasiliĭ Pavlovich Aksenov The adventures of a Russian actor in 1980s California--from parking attendant to film director. In the process he assesses the Russian emigré scene, the twilight of the Soviet Union and American cult… OL2121882W
One-way to Ansonia One-way to Ansonia Judie Angell At the turn of the century, ten-year-old Rose immigrates from Russia to America and eventually finds that her emergence into adolescence brings employment, marriage, motherhood, and self-determinatio… OL2438977W
Here Come the Russians Here Come the Russians Stewart Lillard vii, 97 pages : 23 cm OL24746050W
Independence Avenue Independence Avenue Eileen Bluestone Sherman Elias, a fourteen-year-old Russian immigrant, arrives alone in Kansas City in 1907, finding new employment and friends but also receiving bad news about his family back in Russia. OL2694859W
Century's Son Century's Son Robert Boswell "In the small college town of Hayden, Illinois, Morgan and Zhenya have settled into a loveless, stagnant marriage. He is a former labor organizer who now works as a garbage collector, and she is a po… OL2718397W
The Russians in America, 1727-1975 The Russians in America, 1727-1975 Vladimir Wertsman A history of Russians in America in chronology format, with a selection of illustrative documents, appendices, and bibliography. OL2941391W
The store that Mama built The store that Mama built Robert Lehrman In 1917 twelve-year-old Birdie and her siblings, the children of Jewish immigrants from Russia, help their recently widowed mother run the family store, picking up where their father left off in his … OL4116676W
The Russian Americans The Russian Americans Paul R. Magocsi Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Russians, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America. OL533538W
Russian Americans Russian Americans Nichol Bryan Provides information on the history of Russia and on the customs, language, religion, and experiences of Russian Americans. OL5960869W
Russian Americans Russian Americans C. Ann Fitterer A brief introduction to Russian Americans, their historical backgrounds, customs and traditions, their impact on society, and life in the United States today. OL6209207W
Next page