Brooklyn Bridge : a novel /

In 1903 Brooklyn, fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom's life changes for the worse when his parents, Russian immigrants, invent the teddy bear and turn their apartment into a factory, while nearby the glitter of Coney Island contrasts with the dismal lives of children dwelling under the Brooklyn B...

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Main Author:	Hesse, Karen
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Feiwel and Friends, 2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Families > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction. Teddy bears > Juvenile fiction. Social classes > Juvenile fiction. Homeless persons > Juvenile fiction. Immigrants > Juvenile fiction. Russian Americans > Juvenile fiction. Jews > United States > Juvenile fiction. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. Coming of age > Fiction. Family life > New York (State) > New York > Fiction. Teddy bears > Fiction. Social classes > Fiction. Homeless persons > Fiction. Immigrants > Fiction. Russian Americans > Fiction. Jews > United States > Fiction. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.

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Summary:	In 1903 Brooklyn, fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom's life changes for the worse when his parents, Russian immigrants, invent the teddy bear and turn their apartment into a factory, while nearby the glitter of Coney Island contrasts with the dismal lives of children dwelling under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Item Description:	Maps on endpapers.
Physical Description:	229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN:	9780312378868 (hardcover) : 0312378866 (hardcover) :