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This rich story reminds us that America can be at its best as a melting pot. A page-turner for all the right reasons. —VINCE VAWTER, Newbery Honor–winning author of Paperboy 

In this gripping and poignant companion to Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner Black Radishes, Gustave faces racism and anti-Semitism in New York City during World War II, but ultimately finds friendship and hope.
 
After escaping the Germans in Nazi-occupied France, Gustave and his family have made it to America at last. But life is not easy in New York. Gustave’s clothes are all wrong, he can barely speak English, and he is worried about his best friend, Marcel, who is in danger back in France. Then there is September Rose, the most interesting girl in school, who doesn’t seem to want to be friends with him. Gustave is starting to notice that not everyone in America is treated equally, and his new country isn&r

Skating with the Statue of Liberty

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    A Paperback / softback by Susan Lynn Meyer

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/04/2017
      ISBN13: 9780307929556, 978-0307929556
      ISBN10: 0307929558

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This rich story reminds us that America can be at its best as a melting pot. A page-turner for all the right reasons. —VINCE VAWTER, Newbery Honor–winning author of Paperboy 

      In this gripping and poignant companion to Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner Black Radishes, Gustave faces racism and anti-Semitism in New York City during World War II, but ultimately finds friendship and hope.
       
      After escaping the Germans in Nazi-occupied France, Gustave and his family have made it to America at last. But life is not easy in New York. Gustave’s clothes are all wrong, he can barely speak English, and he is worried about his best friend, Marcel, who is in danger back in France. Then there is September Rose, the most interesting girl in school, who doesn’t seem to want to be friends with him. Gustave is starting to notice that not everyone in America is treated equally, and his new country isn&r

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