Ellis Island: Rosalia’s Story (Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 2)
Description
New York, 1925. While her children play, Rosalia unpacks boxes in the family’s new apartment. In one of them, she finds her old sketchbook, and when she looks at the pictures, they take her back to her journey to America from Italy by sea in 1910, as a fourteen-year-old girl... It was a very important time for Rosalia. Like so many other people, she was leaving her home and country, and people who she loved, and crossing the Atlantic to start a new life. On that journey, she was at times afraid and lonely – but she also found adventure, new friends…and something more, too.
Activities
You're the Author
This type of story is known as historical fiction, meaning that the characters are not real, but it is set in a real place or time period. Think of a...
Plan a Dream Trip
Plan a dream trip to another country. Look up information in books or online about that country. How would you get there? What places or landmarks wo...
Think Before You Act
Rosalia accused Carolina of stealing her necklace before she heard Carolina’s side of the story. Can you think of a time when you had an impulsive re...