A house of tailors

Title
A house of tailors

Personal Author EPSB
Patricia Reilly. Giff

Summary
When thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871, her only wish is to return home as soon as she can, but as the months pass and she survives a multitude of hardships living with her uncle and his young wife and baby, she finds herself thinking of Brooklyn as her home.

Year Published
2004

Physical Description
148 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject
Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.
 
German Americans -- Fiction.
 
Sewing -- Fiction.
 
Uncles -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.

Summary
When thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871, her only wish is to return home as soon as she can, but as the months pass and she survives a multitude of hardships living with her uncle and his young wife and baby, she finds herself thinking of Brooklyn as her home.

ISBN
9780385730662
 
9780385908795

Publisher
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2004.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
WestbrookF GIFBook30197000029239Historical Fiction