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At Home in a New Land
By Sandin, Joan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06058-077-3 978-0-06058-078-0
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Gr 1-3 This story follows a boy as he immigrates to Minnesota from his home in Sweden in the mid-19th century. Carl Erik accepts new responsibilities as his father leaves for an extended time to find work in a nearby town. Ridiculed by some of his new classmates and fearing to befriend the local Indians, he tries to feel at...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2007
The journey begun in Sandin's I Can Read title The Long Way to a New Land (rev. 2/82) and continued in The Long Way Westward (rev. 9/89) culminates here for young Carl Erik, a Swedish immigrant, and his family as they meet up with relatives in Minnesota. This gentle yet balanced view of nineteenth-century homesteading life shows Carl Erik enjoying comforts from his native land, such ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
The journey begun in <i>The Long Way to a New Land</i> and continued in <i>The Long Way Westward</i> culminates in Minnesota for Sw...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
