American Shoes: A Refugee's Story

by Garrett Turke, Rosemarie Lengsfeld Turke, Garrett L. Turke, et al.

Book Overview

Winner of the 2023 Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award in Non-Fiction: Chapter Book

Commended as a "moving and hopeful story of courage and perseverance" in a starred review by Booklist, American Shoes is a profound mosaic of memories recounting 15-year-old Rosemarie Lengsfeld Turke's escape from Nazi Germany, leaving her life and family behind to forge ahead in an America she left as a small child.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582709319
• ISBN13: 9781582709314
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Beyond Words
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10