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020 $a9781419727474 (hbk.) :$cNT$630
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPZ7.N47988$bGi 2019
050 04$aPS3564.E91628$bGi 2019
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092 $aNEWMAN, L.
100 1 $aNewman, Lesléa,$eauthor.
245 10$aGittel's journey :$ban Ellis Island story /$cstory by Leslea Newman ; pictures by Amy June Bates.
264 1$aNew York :$bAbrams Books for Young Readers,$c2019.
264 4$c©2019.
300 $a[48] pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c29 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent.
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent.
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia.
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier.
500 $aLoosely based on true stories told to the author by her grandmother and aunt about their voyage to America.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 1$aEmigration and immigration$vFiction.
650 1$aSeparation (Psychology)$vFiction.
650 1$aJews$zUnited States$vFiction.
650 1$aMulticulturalism$vFiction.
700 1 $aBates, Amy June,$eillustrator.