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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
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
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
Dancer, daughter, traitor, spy Dancer, daughter, traitor, spy Elizabeth Kiem After a harrowing defection to the United States in 1982, Russian teenager Marya and her father settle in Brooklyn, where Marya is drawn into a web of intrigue involving her gift of foresight, her mo… OL19968357W
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 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
Cursing Columbus Cursing Columbus Eve Tal In 1907, fourteen-year-old Raizel, who has lived in New York City for three years, and her brother Lemmel, newly-arrived, respond very differently to the challenges of living as Ukrainian Jews in the… OL5818890W
The Russian Debutante's Handbook The Russian Debutante's Handbook Gary Shteyngart Roman d'humour. Roman de société. OL5851347W