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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Having left Poland and braved ocean storms to join her father in America, Krysia arrives at Ellis Island on Christmas Eve.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A moving story about one family's daring journey from Poland to America and their hope for a better future in their new home. Available again in paperback.</b> <p/>Krysia does not want to leave her home and her friend, Michi, but there are soldiers with guns on the streets and her mother says that they must go. Krysia, her two brothers, and her mother pack their favorite belongings and begin the long, harrowing journey to America. Krysia is scared but she finds courage when she thinks of her father waiting for her in America with the promise of a better tomorrow. <p/>Inspired by Maxinne Rhea Leighton's father's journey from Poland to America, this is a powerful reminder of the beacon of hope and opportunity that Ellis Island symbolized and the importance of family at Christmastime.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Maxinne Rhea Leighton is a child of immigrants whose family emigrated from Poland to America through Ellis Island. Krysia's story was inspired by their journey and while it focuses on a specific time in our history of immigration, their story of uncertainty and longing for freedom and a better life is a timeless one. <p/>Dennis Nolan is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Dinosaur Dream. He is also the illustrator of many award-winning books including <i>The Sword in the Stone</i>, <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i>, and <i>The Skywriter</i>, the latter for Roaring Brook Press. He lives in Massachusetts.

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