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Call Me Ruth
Call Me Ruth
Author: Marilyn Sachs
Immigrant Ruth loves America. But she is embarrassed by her mother, who speaks only Yiddish and dresses like a greenhorn. Then, Mama is arrested for union activities, and Ruth discovers what truly matters. "A moving and vivid picture.
ISBN-13: 9780590649346
ISBN-10: 0590649345
Pages: 134
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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An eight-year-old Russian Jewish girl newly arrived in New York City in 1908 is torn between loyalty to her ``greenhorn'' mother and her desire to embrace contemporary American ways. Ages 8-up.
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