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Annie Moore: First in Line for America
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781856352451
Publisher: Mercier Press
Published: Aug 1 2001
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.18 Depth: 7.76
Language: English
Fifteen-year-old Annie Moore makes history as the first immigrant to step foot on Ellis Island on January 1, 1892-her birthday! After journeying from Ireland to reunite with her parents in New York City, Annie receives a special gold coin but soon discovers that America isn't the land of opportunity she imagined.
Living in crowded tenements and working gruelling hours at a steam laundry, Annie must adapt quickly to her new life. As she makes friends from different backgrounds, experiences historical events, and navigates workplace dangers, Annie grows from a homesick girl into a young woman determined to make her own way.
Based on a true story, this fast-paced historical novel brings to life the immigrant experience in 1890s New York through the eyes of a spirited Irish girl searching for her place in a new world.
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