Dreaming of America: an Ellis Island story

This moving account, based on the true story of Annie Moore, begins as the fifteen-year-old girl leaves Ireland with her younger brothers on a ship bound for America. As they cross the Atlantic, hoping to be reunited with their parents in New York, Annie is filled with sadness for the family she left behind and trepidation about the strange new country she's headed for. Readers will cheer for Annie as she steps off the gangplank, her saga ending and her new life in America just beginning.