Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Mead, a New Yorker writer, relocated her family to her birth city, London, in the summer of 2018. She was both fleeing the political situation in America and seeking to expose her son to a wider world. The move raised poignant questions for her: What does it mean to leave the place you have adopted as home and country? And what is the value and cost of uprooting yourself? Here Mead explores themes of identity, nationality, and inheritance, providing...
3) Islandborn
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ellis Island, 1902: Two women band together to hold America to its promise: Give me your tired, your poor...your huddled masses yearning to breathe free... A young Italian woman arrives on the shores of America, her sights set on a better life. That same day, a young American woman reports to her first day of work at the immigration center. But Ellis Island isn't a refuge for Francesca or Alma, not when ships depart every day with those who are refused...
Interlibrary loan through ILLiad
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Knox County Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your pickup location.
Suggest a purchase
If it is too new for interlibrary loan (6 months), you can place a suggestion with us. Suggest a Purchase