When Jessie Came Across the Sea (Hardcover)

from benuathanasia

 Beautifully illustrated!!! I like how the lessons Jessie and her grandmother learned early on in the book (learning to sew and learning to read) came back to be useful to them later on. The ending was absolutely adorable (if not a cloying), but I won't give it away!

from a.stone5

This book gives us a look into what it would be like when America was the new and exciting "promised land" for everyone. It takes us through the life of a little girl who is chosen to move to America and how she makes a living for herself. It mixes in a lovely little romance, and a heartwarming f...

from kkerns3

Summary: This story is about a Jewish girl named Jessie who lives in a small village with her grandmother. Her grandmother teaches Jessie how to sew lace and in return Jessie teaches her how to read and write. When the rabbi in their village learns that his brother in New York dies he gives his t...

from MManzo2

When Jessie Came Across the Sea is an intriguing story about immigration. I liked this story because it gave insight into what it was like to be an immigrant. The main character, Jessie had to be very brave to go to America and leave her most loved one, her grandmother, behind. At the beginning o...

from sjordet

A fictional tale based on the real life jouney many immigrants took to get to America, "When Jessie Came Across the Sea" follows the scary and uncertain path thirteen year old Jessie takes. After a rabbi elects to send Jessie to America to assist his brother's widow, Jessie must deal with leaving...