In 1860, fourteen-year-old Clem Fontayne learns from fellow travelers about important topics of the day, including the Mormon migration, slavery, and the Pony express, as he journeys from Missouri to
Fifteen-year-old Desta belongs to a small, isolated mountain community of Ethiopian Jews. She and her brother and sister leave their aunt and uncle and set out on the long and dangerous trip to freedo
A beautifully repackaged 50th anniversary edition of Sonia Levitin’s powerful classic story about a young Jewish girl forced to flee her home, winner of the National Jewish Book Award.In 1938, Lisa Pl
A beautifully repackaged 50th anniversary edition of Sonia Levitin’s powerful classic story about a young Jewish girl forced to flee her home, winner of the National Jewish Book Award.In 1938, Lisa Pl
Immigrating to America in hopes of having a better life, Hanna and her family fall onto hard times until a startling find on the street helps make all of their dreams come true. 10,000 first printing.
"Contains three stories focusing on America's Great Depression. In The Lucky Star a girl teaches her sister and other children to read after their school is closed. In Rudy Rides the Rails a boy embar
