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Thorndike Press large print basic seriesGeorge, Alex.
Summary: The Meisenheimer family struggles to find its place among the colorful residents of its new American hometown, including a giant teenage boy, a pretty schoolteacher whose lessons consist of more than music, and a spiteful, bicycle-riding dwarf.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gale Cengage Learning 2012
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GEOAkhtiorskaya, Yelena.
Summary: "A dazzling debut novel about a Russian immigrant family living in Brooklyn and their struggle to learn the new rules of the American Dream. In this account of two decades in the life of an immigrant household, the fall of communism and the rise of globalization are artfully reflected in the experience of a single family. Ironies, subtle and glaring, are revealed: the Nasmertovs left Odessa...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AKHGeorge, Alex.
Summary: A Good American is a story of immigrant hope. Set in a fictional Midwestern town and spanning more than a century, the novel tells the story of three generations of the Meisenheimer family. Beginning with an improbable love affair ignited by the power of song, the story follows an unorthodox young couple as they flee to America in search of a new life together. From prohibition to the Kennedy...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2012