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 Ellis Island : immigration and the American dream (History Comics)
 Author: Galindo Feggo, Felipe

 Publisher:  First Second (2025)

 Dewey: 304
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: 111 p., col. ill., col. maps, 22 cm

 BTSB No: 327884 ISBN: 9781250768797
 Ages: 9-13 Grades: 4-8

 Subjects:
 Immigration and emigration
 Graphic novels
 Ellis Island -- United States -- History

Price: $20.28

Summary:
Take a visit to Ellis Island and learn America's immigration story. In graphic novel format.

 Illustrator: Howard, Tait

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (11/15/24)
   School Library Journal (01/10/25)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 01/10/2025 Gr 6–10—Reflecting on the history of immigration in the United States, this story within a story features a family enduring Hurricane Sandy with neighbors where the mother, who works as a park ranger on Ellis Island, tells the story of its creation and function. She includes a range of tangential stories of the Statue of Liberty, the court case to determine whether New York or New Jersey could claim it as their own, and the story of the characters' Irish immigrant past. The contemporary framing helps explain history without being too much of a distraction. The new generation has questions about the past and she's willing to share what she knows, including multiple rebuilds and expansions after growing over time to include a reception room, hospitals, and dormitories. Explanations about immigrant treatment are shared with the same care for detail that also explain the forced migration of Africans and the removal of Native Americans from their territories. However, there is one misstep in using a stork carrying babies to reference overpopulation as one of the reasons why people would leave their country. Otherwise, Feggo covers a lot of ground in a short comic perfect for young readers. VERDICT This installment in the useful "History Comics" series delivers plenty of content to use both in research and understanding of Ellis Island's iconic status.—Alicia Abdul - Copyright 2025 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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