Ellis Island: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History)
History can take many paths and these entries in the You Choose: History series prove just that. After a brief introduction to the time period, the books use a “Choose Your Own Adventure”–style format that follows three fictional young people through historical ups and downs—including, sometimes, death. Complemented by archival photographs and reproductions, the brisk text highlights key events, people, and places. Ellis Island looks at discrimination and how immigrants were processed through a Russian Jewish girl in the early 1900s, an Italian boy during WWI, and a German immigrant facing deportation after WWI. Each title concludes with a chapter about the time period’s legacy and extensive back matter to encourage further exploration. Grades 3-6. --Angela Leeper