Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (Dear America) (original 1998; edition 1998)

by Kathryn Lasky

Series: Dear America (20th Cen. Immigration: New York City, 1903), Dear America - Publication Order (9), Dear America Collections (Dear America: 20th Cen. Immigration, 1903), My Story (1903)

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Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary account of the first eighteen months of her family's life on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1903-1904.

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Title:	Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (Dear America)
Authors:	Kathryn Lasky
Info:	Scholastic Inc. (1998), Edition: First Edition, First Printing, Hardcover, 192 pages
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Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 by Kathryn Lasky (1998)

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In a vibrant and colorful portrait of a Jewish family, this is the diary of a Russian immigrant girl who begins a new life on the Lower East Side of New York City.

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I don't remember much of these books as individual books, but I remember reading them all as a young, avid reader. I think that ultimately these books are the reason why I love historical fiction novels so much. They all did such a great job of taking me to a different time and place and making it come alive, seeing the world through an older, historical lens. I highly recommend any of the Dear America books to younger readers who love history and need to get hooked on reading! (

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justagirlwithabook | Jul 31, 2018 |

It is a story about "coming America" by the diary of a Jewish Immigrant girl.

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Dear America (20th Cen. Immigration: New York City, 1903)

Dear America - Publication Order (9)

Dear America Collections (Dear America: 20th Cen. Immigration, 1903)

My Story (1903)

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Dear America 6 Books Set 2 (The Winter of Red Snow, West to a Land of Plenty, Dream in the Golden Country, Voyage on the Great Titanic, Across the Wide and Lonesome Praire, So Far from Home) by Kristiana Gregory

Set of 7 DEAR AMERICA Children's History books (A Time for Courage, Journey to New World, Voyage on Great Titantic, Dreams in Golden Country, Across Wide and Lonesome Prairie, Christmas After All, Mirror Mirror on the Wall) by Kathryn Lasky

Coming To America (Dear America Boxset) by Beth Levine

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NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (History, Life and Culture in the Americas – 1999)

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I am sitting here on the wood suitcase, the one with the metal straps.

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Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary account of the first eighteen months of her family's life on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1903-1904.

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