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: 2004, 2005, 2006
call number/section: 1000
subjects: emigration and immigration, fiction, german americans, sewing, uncles, historical fiction, brooklyn (new york, n.y.), history, 19th century, fiction, large type books
Editions
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Wendy Lamb Books (2004)
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.
Schools: 29
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Thorndike Press (2005)
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 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.
Schools: 0
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Yearling (2006)
Thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871 wishing only to return home as soon as she can; however, as the months pass, she begins to adjust to living with her uncle and his family in Brooklyn.
Schools: 3