Title: When Jessie came across the sea
First published: 1997
Description: When a young girl from a poor eastern European village learns that she must leave her beloved grandmother for a new life - and a new love - in America, they both feel that their hearts will break. The sure and inspired narrative by award-winning author Amy Hest is paired with paintings by P.J. Lynch that glow with warmth and carefully observed detail, creating an unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience. - Publisher.
Subjects: Children's stories, English, Emigration and immigration, Fiction, Grandmothers, Jews, Juvenile fiction, Orphans, Picture books for children, Spanish language materials, Accelerated Reader, Immigration and emigration, Children's fiction, Emigration and immigration, fiction, Jews, new york (state), new york, fiction, Girls, fiction, Jews, fiction
Places: United States