When Jessie came across the sea / Amy Hest ; illustrated by P.J. Lynch.

Author/creator Hest, Amy
Other author Lynch, Patrick James illustrator.
Format Book
Edition1st U.S. ed.
Publication InfoCambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 1997.
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Abstract A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.
Awards noteThe Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal.
LCCN 97006250
ISBN0763600946 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780763600945 (hc : alk. paper)

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