ISBN-13: 9780823451630
From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy siblings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.When 12-year-old Dory Byrnes pop left New York Citys Lower East Side to fight Hitler, he promised her and her brothers that theyd be safe. Like he always said,the neighborhood will give you what you need. Theres the lady from the bakery, who saves them leftover crullers. The kind landlord who checks in on them. And every Thursday night, the Byrnes enjoy a free bowl of seafood stew at Mr. Caputos restaurant. . . which is where Dory learns about the abandoned hand-pulled elevator that is the only way to get to Caputos upper floors. But when a new landlord threatens their home in the community thats raised them and kept them safe, the secret elevatorand the abandoned hotel it leads toprovides just the solution they need.Based on a very real place in old New York and steeped in the history of World War II, Nothing Else but Miracles is a warm and inviting story of resilience, the tight-knit community of the Lower East Side, and the miracles that await in unexpected places.Kate Albus is the award-winning author of A Place to Hang the Moon, a JLG Gold Standard Selection, An Indie Pick, An ALSC Notable Childrens Book, A CCBC Choice book, and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner. Nothing Else But Miracles is rich with details from her grandparents stories of Coney Island and the Fulton Fish Market.A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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ISBN-13: 9780823451630
From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy siblings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.When 12-year-old Dory Byrnes pop left New York Citys Lower East Side to fight Hitler, he promised her and her brothers that theyd be safe. Like he always said,the neighborhood will give you what you need. Theres the lady from the bakery, who saves them leftover crullers. The kind landlord who checks in on them. And every Thursday night, the Byrnes enjoy a free bowl of seafood stew at Mr. Caputos restaurant. . . which is where Dory learns about the abandoned hand-pulled elevator that is the only way to get to Caputos upper floors. But when a new landlord threatens their home in the community thats raised them and kept them safe, the secret elevatorand the abandoned hotel it leads toprovides just the solution they need.Based on a very real place in old New York and steeped in the history of World War II, Nothing Else but Miracles is a warm and inviting story of resilience, the tight-knit community of the Lower East Side, and the miracles that await in unexpected places.Kate Albus is the award-winning author of A Place to Hang the Moon, a JLG Gold Standard Selection, An Indie Pick, An ALSC Notable Childrens Book, A CCBC Choice book, and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner. Nothing Else But Miracles is rich with details from her grandparents stories of Coney Island and the Fulton Fish Market.A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Nothing Else But Miracles Free Book
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Free Book Nothing Else But Miracles
FULL BOOK Nothing Else But Miracles
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