Letters to Oma

by Marj Gurasich

Book Overview

When fifteen-year-old Christina Eudora Von Scholl learns that her family will leave their German homeland to seek freedom in Texas, her greatest sorrow is leaving behind her beloved grandmother. And so, in a series of letters, she takes "Oma" on this great adventure with her family . . . and takes us as readers.

Sometimes the letters are dark with discouragement, for the Von Scholls find, as did many German-Texas families, that the Society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875650376
• ISBN13: 9780875650371
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

WOnderful account of a piece of Texas' history.

This story, as told from the eyes of a young girl from Germany, gives a fairly accurate account of what life may have been like for a family immigrating to Texas in 1847. It is appropriate for all ages and backgrounds, but is particularly interesting to the Germans who established themselves in Texas. As I read it, I related to the language, customs, and locations presented in the story. I am eager for my father to read it. His mother might well have written the story herself.