{"product_id":"picture-girl-9781732027602","title":"Picture Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"But I want to stay here. I want to draw pictures of America forever.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis moving immigrant story tells how a spunky young artist saved her Jewish family from being deported to Ukraine and certain death in the pogroms of the early 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn independent, feisty girl, Luba drew constantly--after school, in storm shelters where her family hid from the murderous Cossacks, and on the SS \u003cem\u003eEstonia\u003c\/em\u003e on their way to America. By the time they finally saw the Statue of Liberty, Luba and her family had suffered violence, injuries, illnesses, and a storm at sea. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce they were safely on Ellis Island, things turned bleak again. While the twins were recovering from measles, the immigration quota for Ukrainians was filled. It looked like the family would have to return to Ukraine, where they were hated for their faith. Then a guard saw Luba's drawing of President Woodrow Wilson, and everything changed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the true story of Louise Dunn Yochim, art supervisor for the Chicago Public Schools\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical fiction for those who love reading stories about children whose courage and abilities change their world\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplores themes of immigration, perseverance and family values, religious persecution, pogroms, life on Ellis Island, using art to overcome adversity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Alley Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732027602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.25d","brand":"Marlene Targ Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41993104425141,"sku":"9781732027602","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8fa6d1b5-7e2e-4fcb-9cdc-53cb439e3ee5.jpg?v=1648523501","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/picture-girl-9781732027602","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}