Bridge to America
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Spunky nine year-old Fivel lives with his mother, sisters, and brother in Vilkomerski, Poland in the early 1900's. Threatened by Cossacks, starvation, and freezing temperatures, the family is barely surviving, even with the help of kindhearted Beryl the baker. It seems like a miracle when Fivel's long absent father finally sends them passage money to join him in America. As a Jewish immigrant boy in Duluth, Minnesota, Fivel (now Phil) struggles to fit in with the local kids without losing his identity.
Based on the real life childhood story of Phil Myzel, Bridge to America is a fast-paced, exciting read that brings the Jewish immigrant experience of this period in history to life.
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In Bridge to America, Fivel and his family are in Poland. His father is in America trying to get money for the rest of Fivel's family to come to America. One day Fivel is playing and he sees Cossacks who are fighting to get control of the road. He runs down the road screaming to his brother Benyomin, "Cossacks! Get home!" When Benyomin finally heard him, he started running home and almost got caught by a Cossack. Want to find out if Fivel's family gets to America? Read Bridge to America to find out!