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How Many Days to America?
A Thanksgiving Story
Eve Bunting
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 1, 1990
Reading lane: Thanksgiving
After the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Home and Arrival
A Thanksgiving story that brings migration and the search for safety into view.
Come here for
- A family’s journey from a Caribbean island toward America
- A way to connect Thanksgiving with questions of home and refuge
Expect
- A brief, focused story of forced flight
- A family’s passage in a small fishing boat
Book Details
- Authors
- Eve Bunting
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 1, 1990
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Thanksgiving · U.S. History
- Reading lane
- Thanksgiving
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Publisher Categories
Baby Animals
New Baby Stories
Historical / General
Halloween Stories
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Kwanzaa
Thanksgiving Stories
Birthday Stories
Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah
About This Book
After the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat.
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