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At last, Rebecca's cousin, Ana, has made the long journey from Russia to Ellis Island. It's crowded with two families living in one small apartment, but Rebecca is happy to share everything with Ana. At school, she is determined to help Ana learn English. But when the teacher tells her to include Ana in a special performance, Rebecca panics--Ana's broken English will ruin the show! As the big day draws near, Rebecca learns an important lesson about what matters most. Includes an illustrated "Looking Back" section about urban schools in 1914.
Rebecca Rubin is excited to meet her cousin, Ana, who recently emigrated from Russia to the United States. Rebecca is certain that Ana will be just like a twin sister. What could be better than having a cousin her own age to play with? The transition from Ellis Island to New York, however, is not at all smooth for Rebecca's relatives. At school, Ana makes mistakes and struggles to learn English. Meanwhile, Josef suffers from a lame leg and might have to return to Russia. One day, Rebecca's teacher asks the cousins to sing a song together at the final assembly. Rebecca worries that Ana will make mistakes and that other children will laugh. Will Ana's broken English ruin the show? By the end of this story, Rebecca comes to an important realization; Ana symbolizes the courage of every American, and the cousins sing beautifully at the final assembly. In this heartwarming story, young readers will embrace the adventures of Rebecca Rubin, circa 1914, a unique and wonderful addition to the "American Girl" family. Reviewer: Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D.
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Debbie Borda
reviewed Rebecca and Ana (American Girl Collection Series: Rebecca #2) on January 17, 2013
Rebecca and Ana (American Girl Collection Series: Rebecca #2)
I like that Rebecca is a flawed character (I don't however think she is a "sniveling, selfish, thoughtless, heartless brat" as one reader suggests) who grows during the course of the story as she learns to consider her cousin Ana's feelings and not just her own. Yes the treatment is a little heavy handed, but none of the American Girl series are great literature, but a resource for teaching aspects of American history as seen through the eyes of girls who might have lived at that time, in order to make it more accessible to today's students. One quibble: Rebecca's family seems to be a little better off than most immigrant families, and while Ana's family is not as well off, not much is made of that, and we don't know much of what hardships they may have faced. In the previous book, it is hinted when Ana finds out her family will have to move to an apartment on Orchard Street, but nothing is made of it in this book. I'd like to see more of a range of living conditions. As usual, there is a helpful author's note at the end which gives more information about immigrant schools in the early twentieth century. Readers who live in or visit New York City might also be interested in visiting the Lower East Side Tenement House, at 103 Orchard Street, a retrofitted brownstone which shows the living quarters of several different tenement families. Maybe it is where Ana lived! Lexile measure 730.
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