num_pages: 176
description: Russian immigrant Rebekah Levinsky hopes desperately that her dream will come true in America. On the difficult ocean journey to the "land of opportunity" she meets two other girls--Kristin Swensen from Sweden and Rose Carney from Ireland. The three quickly become friends as they share their visions of the future and endure life on the overcrowded ship.Once they reach Ellis Island the girls must separate and Rebekah and her family settle in New York on the Lower East Side. Instead of finding streets paved with gold, they slave seven days a week in a sweatshop. Will Rebekah find the courage to conquer the odds and find happiness in the United States of America.
language: English
title: Land of Hope
titlecomplete: Land of Hope (Ellis Island Series)
genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 201
places: New York City, New York
series: Ellis Island
publisher: Laurel Leaf