Meyer Susan Lynn - A Sky Full Of Song - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This heartwarming beautifully written middle - grade historicalnovel about an untold American frontier story is destined to be a cherished classic. North Dakota 1905 After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire eleven - year - old Shoshana and her family Jewish immigrants start a new life on the prairie. Shoshana takes fierce joy in the wild beauty of the plains and the thrill of forging a new American identity. But it's not as simple for her older sister Libke who misses their Ukrainian village and doesn t pick up English as quickly or make new friends as easily. Desperate to fit in Shoshana finds herself hiding her Jewish identity in the face of prejudice just as Libke insists they preserve it. For the first time Shoshana is at odds with her beloved sister and has to look deep inside herself to realize that her family's difference is their greatest strength. By listening to the music that's lived in her heart all along Shoshana finds new meaning in the Jewish expression all beginnings are difficult as well as in the resilience and traditions her people have brought all the way to the North Dakota prairie.
Title: A Sky Full Of Song
Author(s): Meyer Susan Lynn
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Barcode: 9781454947868
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 9/3/2024
Category: General Fiction (Children's / Teenage)