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When Jessie Came Across the Sea is a fiction book where a girl leaves her village and grandmother to sail across the sea for a new life in America. She works while she's in America and hopes to buy her grandma a ticket to America someday. This book tells her story. It was published in 1997, written by Amy Hest and illustrated by P. J. Lynch. This book has won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Parent's Choice Gold Award in 1997.

When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest and illustrated by P.J. Lynch. This book was published in 1997 and is a historical fiction story. This story won the Kate Greenaway award and follows a 13-year-old girl named Jessie, who lives in a small European village with her grandmother. One day she is given a free ticket to America and is sad to leave her grandmother, but she knows it also means more opportunities for her future.

Published: 1997
This story is about a young girl who was chosen to take a ticket to America and embarks on the journey across the ocean. She and others arrive in New York City where she starts working for Cousin Kay sewing lace, which she learned from her grandmother.
Awards: Kate Greenaway Medal, Parents Choice Gold Award 1997

When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest, and P.J. Lynch was written in 1997. This book has wonderful illustrations, and a nice heartwarming story. Unfortunately, it sets unrealistic views on what happened during that time and gives false realities of America. This book has won the Winner of the Greenaway Medal and the Parent's Choice Gold Award.

This is the story of 13-year-old Jessie, who lives in a small Eastern European village with her grandmother until one day she is given a free ticket to America. Her Rabbi chose her out of everyone in the village to take this ticket. She is sad to leave her grandmother but knows that it is an opportunity for her future. In America, she sews lace and saves her money for a ticket to America for her grandmother.

This story is about a young girl who lives in Europe and is invited by a rabbi to immigrate to America. She boards a boat leaving her grandmother and home behind. She was scared and unsure of what is to come as she is traveling across the sea. Once Jessie makes it to America her cousin Kay show's her around the city. She begins going to school as well. I would recommend reading this story to an older audience (5th grade).

Published in 1997, This book is about a young Jewish girl that gets the chance to come to America because a rabbi has a ticket to give out. She travels by boat in the rain and cold and is sad to leave her grandmother. Once she gets to New York City she works at a dress shop and meets a man that she ends up marrying. She pays for a ticket for her grandmother to come to the US to be with her.

Awards:
Choice book

Genre:
Historical Fiction

Name of Award: Kate Greenaway Award
Purpose of Award : outstanding illustration
Date of Publication: September 29, 2003
Genre: historical fiction
Brief Summary: Jessie was from Europe. Jessie lived with her grandma. She took good care of Jessie. The Rabbi asked Jessie to travel across the sea to the United States. Jessie met Lou on the ship across the sea....

This children's book is about a young girl who was sent to America by her grandmother. This is a great story when introducing immigration to young learners.

This book is a bit slow, but a great piece of historical fiction!

This book is about a young girl named Jessie who is only 13. Her grandma taught her to sew and she set off for America for a better life. She met her cousin where she made wedding dresses for women. She eventually met a man who also could sew. She ended up saving enough money for her grandmother to come to America to see them get married. Her grandmother gave her her wedding ring.

This book is about a girl named Jessie who gets chosen by her towns rabbi to hop on a boat and sail to America to find work. Her grandmother taught her how to sew before she left, which helps Jessie become a seamstress. Along her journey, she finds some friends along the way and regroups with her cousin Kay. Jessie finally meets back up with her grandmother who comes bearing gifts.

HF/ Bisto Merit Award/ GR SR
Great book to use in place of textbook to teach about the past & immigration to America
Students can gain a feel of what it was like to leave behind your home & travel to a new land
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PJ Lynch delivering the Children's Literature Lecture for #AFCC2017 - Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore.