In this heartwarming story about the importance of community, a little Jewish girl living on the Lower East Side during the flu pandemic of 1918 can''t start school because her father is sick, so she makes a trade with her neighbors: chores for lessons.

It''s 1918 on the Lower East Side of New York City, and Rivka is excited to start schoolBut when her papa gets sick with the flu, her mama has to go to work at the shirtwaist factory and Rivka needs to stay home and take care of her little sister. But Rivka figures out a way to learn anyway: she trades chores with the grocer, the tailor, and an elderly neighbor for lessons.

As the seasons change, Rivka finds she can count pennies for the iceman and read the labels on jars of preserve. And one day, Papa is no longer sick, and Rivka can finally start school! Full kindness and love for your neighbors, here is a story that introduces life on the Lower East Side for a Jewish family during the flu pandemic of 1918.


Format Inbunden Omfång 40 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Random House USA Inc Utgivningsdatum 2023-07-11 ISBN 9780593482070