Rebecca And Ana
Nine-year-old Rebecca Rubin eagerly helps her cousin Ana, newly arrived from Russia, to adjust to life in New York City, but when their teacher says the two must sing together at a school assembly, Rebecca worries that her big moment will be ruined.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: jews, immigrants, cousins, schools [X], family life, new york (n.y.) [X], family, historical fiction, school stories [X], families, historical fiction [X]
My Heart Will Not Sit Down
In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher's village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: charity, school stories [X], great depression, 1929-1939, historical fiction, cameroon, new york (n.y.) [X], schools [X], depressions, electronic books, historical fiction [X], picture books for children, electronic books