Fifteen year old Tim, a Russian-born boy finding a new life in America, is not sure he likes his exclusive boarding school until he meets the lovely Phoebe and experiences both love and sex.
A young girl describes the difficulties and joys that she and her family experience when they come from Russia to settle in New York City in the early twentieth century. Based on stories from the author's mother.
In 1917 twelve-year-old Birdie and her siblings, the children of Jewish immigrants from Russia, help their recently widowed mother run the family store, picking up where their father left off in his struggle to succeed in America.
Profiles the lives and achievements of Russian Americans, including Dianne Feinstein, Mark Cuban, Milla Jovovich, Nastia Liukin, and others, and discusses the Russian immigrant experience.
Figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva writes her daughter Daria a letter that discusses her family's strengths, her love for her late husband, her dreams for Daria's future, and her love for Russia; includes pictures and illustrations.
In her letters to a Vermont friend, eighth grader Dossi, a Russian-Jewish immigrant living in the Lower East Side of New York City in 1910, shares her thoughts about her new brother-in-law, the diphtheria epidemic, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Presents an overview of Russian immigration to the United States, looking at the reasons for different waves of immigration, and discussing the experiences of Russians in their new country. Includes sidebars that highlight notable people and events, photographs, and illustrations.
