| The Orphan of Ellis Island: A Time-Travel Adventure Contributor(s): Woodruff, Elvira (Author) |
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ISBN: 0590482467 ISBN-13: 9780590482462 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominick Avaro, a ten-year-old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young emigrants to America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Series: Time Travel Adventures |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" (0.35 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Ethnic Orientation - Italian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 24984 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One day, on a class trip to Ellis Island, Dominic Cantori faces his worst fantsty--a tour guide asks the children about their families. Filled with shame, Dominic flees from his class and hides until the museum is dark and deserted. Now, his only solace is the recorded voices on the display telephones of the immigrants who came to Ellis Island so long ago. But to Dominic's surprise, the voice of the Italian immigrant suddenly begins to speak to him And before he knows it, he's transported back in time--to Italy in 1908. There he unlocks the door to his past, and discovers what it feels like to be loved by his own family. |