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An intimate, poignant glimpse into the grueling but resilient life of a young immigrant girl navigating the deafening looms of a 19th-century textile mill. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with So Far From Home.
- homesick
- claustrophobic
- weary
- resilient
- 01
Lyddie
Katherine Paterson · 1996
A gritty, resilient journey through the clattering heart of the Industrial Revolution, fueled by a fierce desire for independence.
- 02
Dear America
Susan Campbell Bartoletti · 2000
An intimate, gritty, and ultimately hopeful glimpse into the harsh realities of immigrant life and labor struggles at the turn of the century.
- 03
Ashes of roses
Mary Jane Auch
A poignant, immersive journey into early 20th-century New York that balances the fragile hope of a new life with the devastating reality of historical tragedy.
- 04
Dear America
Barry Denenberg · 2002
An intimate, dual-perspective diary chronicling a young girl's journey to navigate a newly darkened world with the help of her twin sister and a supportive community.
- 05
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping
Barry Denenberg · 2000
An intimate, diary-style journey through the sudden darkness of pre-war Vienna and the bittersweet light of a new beginning in America.
- 06
Dreams In The Golden Country
Kathryn Lasky · 1998
An intimate, diary-style window into the hopes, growing pains, and bustling reality of a young immigrant's new life.
- 07
Under the hawthorn tree
Marita Conlon-McKenna · 1990
A harrowing but deeply moving journey of survival that anchors the vast tragedy of history in the fierce love of three siblings.
- 08
Turn homeward, Hannalee
Patricia Beatty
A poignant and determined historical journey of a young girl navigating wartime displacement to keep a promise to her family.
- 09
SOS Titanic
Eve Bunting
A tense, high-stakes historical journey that transforms a grand ocean voyage into a desperate fight for survival.
- 10
My America
Patricia Hermes
An intimate, diary-style window into the harsh realities and quiet hopes of early American settlement through a child's eyes.
- 11
Dear Canada
Gillian Chan
An intimate, urgent diary of a young girl's frantic race against systemic exclusion to reunite her fractured family.
- 12
Dear Canada
Jean Little
An intimate, diary-format glimpse into a sheltered girl's awakening to the hardships of others and the power of friendship.
