{"product_id":"the-treasure-in-the-tiny-blue-tin-9780875651804","title":"The Treasure in the Tiny Blue Tin","description":"From 1900 until 1917, the Jewish population of Texas more than doubled, from 15,000 to over 31,000. Many who immigrated through the Port of Galveston had an opportunity to bypass the difficult tenement experiences of the East, but a new life in the American West offered challenges of its own. \u003ci\u003eThe Treasure in the Tiny Blue Tin\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the experiences of those immigrants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Max Miller immigrates to America with his mother and sister in 1912, he wants only to be together with his family and forget the old country where they were persecuted for being Jewish and where his two brothers died. The family lives above Max's uncle's store, and Max, on a treasured new bicycle, makes deliveries for his uncle. Not at all a typical Texan, Max likes to go to school, doesn't know how to swim or fish and is afraid of horses, completely the opposite of Joe Hollis, the blacksmith's son, who taunts Max about being Jewish and a greenhorn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen his papa, a peddler, doesn't come home for Passover, Max fears he may be a victim of an outbreak of meningitis. Max decides to ride his bicycle in search of his father, and his journey leads over flooded creeks and unfamiliar territory. Joe follows him out of town and joins him on his journey. The two boys learn to understand each other and become fast friends as they survive the perils of wilderness Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Treasure in the Tiny Blue Tin\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with action and inspiring courage. Always mindful of following Jewish beliefs and customs, Max is determined to bring his father home safely and share the joy and hope of being in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Treasure in the Tiny Blue Tin\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1993 Sydney Taylor Award presented by the Association of Jewish Librarians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Christian University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875651804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.08w x 0.48d","brand":"Dede Fox DuCharme","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136357036213,"sku":"9780875651804","price":10.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b5cd1abd-0bec-4faf-8efe-0cf478aab4e1.jpg?v=1767114136","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-treasure-in-the-tiny-blue-tin-9780875651804","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}