With a gift of some money and a boat ticket to New York sent from her Aunt Manya, Sarah, a ten-year old immigrant, sets out in 1891 on her arduous journey to America, where she hopes to live in a free country.
She must face unknown difficulties and dangers along the way. Fate takes a hand at every turn, but will it be sufficient to give her the courage she needs to carry on?
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Jose Patterson is a retired advisory teacher in special education (gypsy, fairground and circus children) and lives in Oxford. She is now a full-time author of children's non-fiction books. No Buts, Becky! is her first work of fiction.
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