Pre-Owned Molly's Pilgrim (Hardcover) by Barbara Cohen

from TeacherLibrarian

Cohen, Barbara. Molly's pilgrim. (1988). New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. Molly is a Jewish girl in third grade at a school in Winter Hill. Her family recently moved from Russia to escape persecution of Jews there. There is a girl in school, Elizabeth, who makes fun of Molly because her En...

from Skaide1

There are many reasons why I liked this book. I liked the plot, as it was organized, kept a maintainable pace, and mainly led the reader to lie in suspense as to what event would happen next. For example, Molly's family is a Jewish family from Russia, and she is experiencing school for the very f...

from RaskFamilyLibrary

Set before the Russian Revolution. Molly is a Russian refugee fleeing religious persecution living in a small town in the USA. The story tells what happens when Molly 's Pilgrim doll for a class assignment and receives a wonderful reaction from the teacher. "It takes all kinds of Pilgrims to make...

from kidlit9

Told to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom-much to Molly's embarrassment.

from AbigailAdams26

A young Russian-Jewish immigrant girl in the early years of the twentieth century must contend with bullying and the ridicule of her peers when her family moves away from New York City to a smaller town. Here, at the school in Winter Hill, Molly's differences really stand out, especially when the...