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Book, 2018
Current format, Book, 2018, Second edition., Available .
Book, 2018
Current format, Book, 2018, Second edition., Available . Offered in 0 more formats
The lower east side of New York. Solomon Gold is a Russian immigrant in New York. He is a gifted and hardworking shoemaker. He and his wife keep to the old ways in everyday life and in their religion. They are proud of their heritage. As the story begins, their son Sidney is 14. He already knows that he doesn't want to make shoes his whole life. He is an excellent student, and his father is proud of him, but Sol wants Sidney and Emma, his daughter, to follow the old ways. Hard to put down, fast paced. A celebration of America's diversity and most of all an engaging story with characters based on real history. Provides structured reading practice for developing reading skills and lots of useful vocabulary.
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