In this touching story, thirteen-year-old Jessie immigrates to America from an unnamed Eastern European country. She studies English diligently when she is not at work sewing lace in a dress shop. Hest describes Jessie"s adjustment to her new life and her growing friendship with a young man she met on the ship. The accomplished illustrations center on the characters but also skillfully depict Jessie"s surroundings. -- Copyright © 1998 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.