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| Original Title: | Dreams In The Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl |
| ISBN: | 0439445639 (ISBN13: 9780439445634) |
| Series: | Dear America |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
Kathryn Lasky
Paperback | Pages: 188 pages Rating: 3.87 | 4339 Users | 145 Reviews
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| Title | : | Dreams In The Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (Dear America) |
| Author | : | Kathryn Lasky |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 188 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2000 by Scholastic (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
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This is the diary of Zipporah Feldman. Zippy's family came over to America in 1903 in hopes of a better life. Her father has already come over and established a life for himself and his family. Zippy has two sisters, Tovah, who becomes very involved in the unions, and Miriam, who falls in love with an Irish boy.Zipporah wants to do what is best for her family and help out whenever she possibly can. Her Mama and Papa will not let her work though, on account of her age, so Zippy must go to school. Since she is so behind in America, she must start at grade three and work her way up. Zipporah meets Blu, and together these two girls come up with a plan to be in the eighth grade in a short time.
Zippy's plans don't seem to go as she planned though when her family cannot get along, Miriam runs off with her boyfriend, Blu's father runs away and Blu falls behind in school, and Mama doesn't want to leave her old ways behind and become a true American. Zippy seems to push through everything as best she can in hopes of pursuing her dream of becoming an actress. Will things work out for Zippy in the end? Or will she be left with hanging dreams and never become who she has always wanted to be?
I liked this book, especially the way that it was set up. It was neat to read a book that was written like a diary, and this made it very easy and quick to read. The historical aspect of the book is greatly accurate, which makes this all the better to read because of how informational it is. Even though it is written in 1903 by a Jewish immigrant, it is even very easy to read because it is written in an eleven-year-old's language from 1903, but in a way that people of today can understand it very easily.
As a future teacher, I would use this book and probably anyone in the series for any historical unit I was teaching. I think that it would give the students a great look into how life would have been for them if they had been alive during this time period, and it will make them feel more connected to the reading because the character is around their age. Also, the fact that it is written like a diary so the pages are not completely full with text will make it more enjoyable by many students. Because it is a historical fiction book, this would be a great book to use to introduce this genre to students.
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Ratings: 3.87 From 4339 Users | 145 ReviewsRate Appertaining To Books Dreams In The Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (Dear America)
i like the book so much that it make me think of a part in my life that my famliy nevreto brake up or have to go some whare to live alone.This book in particular, reminds me of when I was a little girl. The diary of Zipporah Feldman is slightly bilingual because Zipporah introduces the Yiddish language every so often. The book itself is pretty humorous because it is told from a 12-year-old's perspective and it's very entertaining because of it. Zipporah basically lets us into her daily life and allows us to experience her family's hardship while immigrating to the United States. Her experience is so heart warming and sad that I
*NOTE* Some spoilers.This was a great book - an accurate depiction of what life was like for immigrants coming to American and life for them on the Lower East Side at the turn of the century. Twelve-year-old Zipporah Feldman keeps a diary from 1903-1906 - we join her at her first days in America at Ellis Island where she writes totally in Yiddish. She improves in school, her English-written entries in italics. Her family has many struggles - a smelly, interesting boarder, her older sister Miriam
One of my favorites in the series. Zippy has a great sense of humor and the story makes me think of my paternal ancestors, who came to New York under similar circumstances to the Feldmans. I also enjoy the ship in this diary.Three criticisms: Firstly, a plot point happens that was clearly modeled after something that happened the following decade. Secondly, Yiddish theater was on the decline at this point, and did not have quite the longevity that Lasky makes it out to have. Lastly, the Bintel
This book is written like a diary. Zipporah is the one doing the talking. She is 10 years old when her family immigrates from Russia to America. She keeps a diary for about 18 months. All her hopes, dreams and tragedy's are written here. The first thing she has to do is go to school. Since Zipporah can't speak English very well they put her in with the first graders. But she learns fast and moves up through the school system. Zipporah's one big dream is to become an actress in the theater. Does
Another excellent diary in the series. This book was a great one to follow the shirtwaist factory diary I just read previously. Again, I learned a lot more than I had known, and I found myself getting very involved with the characters and their situations. It continually amazes me that stamina these early immigrants had to succeed. They are to be commended. I don't think people growing up in my time really have a full appreciation of it. I highly recommend this book to both young and older
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