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If I remember correctly, this was a #buddyread awhile back. Or I read it for my book club. I know I enjoyed this dual timeline novel very much.

A dual timeline historical fiction following two women struggling with grief after losing loved ones in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and 9/11, respectively. The earlier heroine‘s story features more prominently, and we learn a lot about the hospital on Ellis Island. Meissner‘s character development is very well done, and I love her writing style. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (50-in-50)

My #serieslove2023 list. Some I have already started and others I am interested in. I may even add more to list.

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).