num_pages: 40
description: Set at the turn of the 19th century, this is the story of Jessie who lives with her grandmother in a poor village. Their life is simple, but happy. Then one day, the village rabbi receives a ticket to America and decides that Jessie should be the one to go. The story of her journey unfolds.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Cuando Jessie Cruzo el Oceano = When Jessie Came Across the Sea
titlecomplete: Cuando Jessie Cruzo el Oceano = When Jessie Came Across the Sea
genres: Jewish, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, American History, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Family, School, Historical
ratings_count: 1229
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Kate Greenaway Medal, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Turtleback Books