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Americameant"freedom"totheimmigrantsoftheearly1900s—butafreedomverydifferentfromwhattheyexpected.?Citieswerecrowdedandjobswerescare.?Childrenhadtoworksellingnewspapers,deliveringgoods,andlaboringsweatshops.?Inthistouchingbook,NewberryMedalistRussellFreedmanoffersarareglimpseofwhatitmeanttobeayoungnewcomertoAmerica.Textandcontemporaryphotographschroniclethelifeofimmigrantchildrenathome,school,work,andplayduringthelate1800'sandearly1900's.