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English
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In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tiny noodle shop in New York’s Chinatown managed a multi-million dollar business smuggling people.
“Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of...
“Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of...
2) Deep harbor
Author
Series
Northern lights (Lisa Tawn Bergren) volume 2
Language
English
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Description
The Northern Lights Series
Book Two
“Lisa Tawn Bergren has a straightforward, evocative style of writing that makes her characters breathe. They walk right across the page and straight into your heart.” –Francine Rivers, author of Redeeming Love
SOME TIES CAN NEVER BE BROKEN
As they build new lives in America, Tora, Elsa, Kaatje, and Karl each experience...
Book Two
“Lisa Tawn Bergren has a straightforward, evocative style of writing that makes her characters breathe. They walk right across the page and straight into your heart.” –Francine Rivers, author of Redeeming Love
SOME TIES CAN NEVER BE BROKEN
As they build new lives in America, Tora, Elsa, Kaatje, and Karl each experience...
Author
Series
Northern lights (Lisa Tawn Bergren) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
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Elsa Anders's dream of marrying Peder Ramstad is about to come true. But as this independent, strong-willed woman discovers her own creative gifts—a love for travel, painting, and the sea—can she find happiness with a captain who insists upon leaving her safely on shore?
Leaving their home in Norway behind, Elsa and Peder embark on a voyage to a new life in America with their closest friends, including: Kaatje Jansen, a woman seeking...
Leaving their home in Norway behind, Elsa and Peder embark on a voyage to a new life in America with their closest friends, including: Kaatje Jansen, a woman seeking...
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Language
English
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This important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic).
In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the "Devil's...
In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the "Devil's...
10) Ellis Island
Author
Publisher
Contemporary Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
12) Immigrants
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
92 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 26 cm
Language
English
13) My America
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this beautiful celebration of immigration, children from around the world tell their stories, sharing their love of where they're from and where they live now--homes old and new. As they describe the foods they eat, the languages they've learned, the sports they play, and more, the differences and similarities that link us all are revealed"--
16) Immigration
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles mass immigration to the United States from the time of the early colonies to today.
18) Ellis Island
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how the immigration station on Ellis Island served as a gateway into the United States for millions of immigrants.
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