Home at last : Sofia's immigrant diary, bk 2

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Title:

Home at last : Sofia's immigrant diary, bk 2

Alternate title:

Sofia's immigrant diary, bk 2

Author:

Lasky, Kathryn, author.

Series:

My America.

Sofia's immigrant diary ;

Series Number:

Summary:

In 1903, ten-year-old Sofia and her family begin their life in America in Boston, where her father works in a grocery, her mother sells pasta, and she goes to school while trying to stay in touch with her old friend Maureen. Includes historical notes.

General Note:

Sequel to: Hope in my heart.

Sequel: An American spring.

Physical Description:

108 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject Term:

Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction.

Italian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Diaries -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 1865- -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Scholastic,

Publication Date:

2003

ISBN:

9780439449632

9780439206440

Publication Information:

New York : Scholastic, 2003.

Call Number:

J MYAMERI

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607001661100	Juvenile Fiction	MYAMERI	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Kathryn Lasky brings readers the second installment of Sofia's Ellis Island Diary, depicting Sofia's move to the North End of Boston and her first steps as a new American.

After her dramatic release from quarantine and reunion with her family, Sofia moves to the North End of Boston, where the Monaris start their new lives in their new country. While her parents struggle to make ends meet, Sofia must adjust to her American school, friends and job.

Author Notes

Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 1944, and knew she wanted to be a writer from the time she was ten. She majored in English in college and after graduation wrote for various magazines and taught. Her first book, I Have Four Names for My Grandfather, was published while she was teaching.

She has written more than seventy books for children and young adults on everything from historical fiction to picture books and nonfiction books including the Dear America books and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight. She has received many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book; The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children; Pageant which was an ALA Notable Children's book; and Beyond the Burning Time which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-4-In Hope in My Heart, nine-year-old Sofia and her family arrive in America from Italy in 1903. The child is immediately put in quarantine on Ellis Island, where she remains throughout the book. In Home, Sofia finally settles with her family in Boston, eventually adjusting to her new life. Language and writing style in the protagonist's brief, readable diary entries flow smoothly from one to another. Each story ends with notes about the setting. Good choices for historical fiction fans, including reluctant readers.-Krista Tokarz, Cuyahoga County Public Library, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.