Brooklyn Bridge2008
About this book
In 1903 Brooklyn, fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom's life changes for the worse when his parents, Russian immigrants, invent the teddy bear and turn their apartment into a factory, while nearby the glitter of Coney Island contrasts with the dismal lives of children dwelling under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Details
- First published
- 2008
- OL Work ID
- OL15835049W
Subjects
Teddy bearsHomeless personsFamiliesJewsRussian AmericansJuvenile fictionImmigrantsFamily lifeSocial classesComing of ageFictionHistoryChildren's fictionHomeless persons, fictionRussian americans, fictionJews, united states, fictionTeddy bears, fictionFamily life, fiction