Hope In My Heart
Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book 1 (My America, Sofia's Diary)
First published 2003
About this book
After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.
Subjects
FictionEllis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)ImmigrantsDiariesJuvenile fictionItalian AmericansEmigration and immigrationHistoryChildren's fictionItalian americans, fictionDiaries, fictionNew york (n.y.), fictionEllis island immigration station (n.y. and n.j.), fictionNew york (n.y.), history, fiction