
By Sydney Taylor, Mary Stevens (Illustrator)
Book #3 in the All-of-a-Kind Family series
A family faces new adventures and challenges in early 20th-century New York.
In the Bronx, a Jewish family navigates love, mischief, and wartime anxieties. Ella longs for her soldier boyfriend, while her siblings tackle school prizes, borrowed dresses, and Santa Claus fears. When Mama's hospital stay disrupts their routine, the family must unite to keep their home running smoothly. Will they manage to overcome these trials together?
Your favorite All-of-a-Kind Family has a new home in the Bronx, new friends and neighbors, and best all, new adventures. In the third book in the beloved series about a Jewish family growing up in early twentieth century New York, Ella misses her boyfriend Jules, who has joined the Army to fight in World War I, Henny spills tea on a dress she borrowed without asking, Sarah works to win a prize at school, Charlotte takes the elevated train without paying her fare, Gertie makes a pancake, and little Charlie is terrified when he meets Santa Claus. In true All-Of-A-Kind Family spirit, everyone must come together to keep the house running smoothly when Mama goes into the hospital to have her appendix removed.
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