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Journey of America 1: Fiona (JOURNEY TO AMERICA)
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SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. Two books from a historical immigrants series: Irish girl during Potato Famine, Polish girl fleeing Nazis? [s]

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Amanda (stoneknivesandbearskins) | 86 comments I received two books from a series of historical novels focusing on immigrants to America. They were aimed at pre-teen/teen readers.

One book was about an Irish girl who left during the Potato Famine. I believe her name was Fiona and she had an older brother named Patrick who went with her to America. I think her father died before or after she left. She had to leave Ireland because she stole food from a British storehouse so they wouldn’t starve. In America she got a job as a maid for a rich family. Picture on the cover was a painting of her with red hair holding a bag or basket.

The other book was about a Polish girl, I think her name started with A. I don’t think she was Jewish, but she (and I think her father went with her, though he may have stayed behind) fled to America during WWII and the Nazi occupation. Cover was a painting of her looking out at the ocean or a boat (I think?) possibly wearing a hat and a gold locket necklace.


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RabbitMilitia | 338 comments I think this is the Journey to America series by Clare Pastore. Book 1 is Fiona (fleeing from the potato famine) and book 2 is Aniela (fleeing from Nazi occupied Poland)
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message 3: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54982 comments Mod
Amanda, around what year did you read this book series? A range of years is fine.


message 4: by Stephi (new)

Stephi | 23 comments They might also be from the My Story: Girls Series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/8211...).


message 5: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart | 28705 comments Fiona McGilray's Story and Aniela Kaminski's Story for Rabbit's suggestions.


message 6: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart | 28705 comments Looks like Amanda moved this to Solved and shelved the first book in the Journey to America series.


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