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Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story
by Lesléa Newman
Illustrator: Amy June Bates
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Abrams BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-4197-2747-4
Keywords: Emigration, Anxiety, Jews
Her homeland no longer safe, Gittel must journey to America alone when her mother isn't allowed to board the ship. Retro mixed-media illustrations and back matter.