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Skating with the Statue of Liberty

After having escaped with his family from Nazi-occupied France, Gustave finds a home in New York City, still worried about Marcel, his good friend who he left behind, and surprised to find bigotry in America, too.

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Main Author:	Meyer, Susan, 1960- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Delacorte Press, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Refugees > Juvenile fiction. Immigrants > Juvenile fiction. Jews > United States > Juvenile fiction. French > United States > Juvenile fiction. Family life > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction. Race relations > Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. Families > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	After having escaped with his family from Nazi-occupied France, Gustave finds a home in New York City, still worried about Marcel, his good friend who he left behind, and surprised to find bigotry in America, too.
Physical Description:	304 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:	9780385741552 (hc) 0385741553 (hc) 9780375990106 (glb) 0375990100 (glb)
Author Notes:	Susan Lynn Meyer's Skating with the Statue of Liberty is the companion to her debut novel, Black Radishes , which won a Sydney Taylor Honor Award and was named a Massachusetts Book Award finalist and a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year. Both books were inspired by stories she grew up hearing about her father's childhood escape from Nazi-occupied France and his early years in New York City. She lives with her family in Massachusetts and teaches literature and creative writing at Wellesley College. Visit her online at susanlynnmeyer.com.