The Orphan of Ellis Island: A Time-Travel Adventure

by Elvira Woodruff

Book Overview

An exciting time-travel adventure to Italy in 1908!

One day, on a class trip to Ellis Island, Dominic Cantori faces his worst fantsty--a tour guide asks the children about their families. But Dominic is an orphan, living his entire life with one foster family after another and has no family to call his own. Not wanting to be part of this conversation, Dominic flees from his class and hides in the museum until everyone leaves and it's dark and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590482467
• ISBN13: 9780590482462
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Greatest Book

I am in & th grade and I read this book last year with my class. I loved this book sooooo much. I couldn't stand it when the teacher would tell us to put it away. When we had a substitute we begged her to let us finish it.

Even reluctant readers love this book.

I'm a fifth grade teacher and our class reads this book during a unit on immigration. I've used it for two years and the students love it. Students who usually dislike reading moan with disapproval when I say "put away your books until tomorrow." It is exciting and is a great way to integrate instruction. Students who read about this time-traveling orphan express appreciation for their own families who are often taken for granted. Donna King, teacher on Long Island, NY

IT?LL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF!!!

I think Orphan of Ellis Island was a really good book. Every chapter something different was happening & the author left you wondering at the end of the chapter what would happen. Here is an example of something different happening in each chapter.Dominic was on a class trip in the present time in one chapter and in the next he is in Italy back in 1908! An example of the author leaving you wondering what would happen next is when Salvatore was sick and you were wondering if he was going to live or die.

This book is amazing!!

I think this was a really great book and everybody should have a chance to read it. There was a sad part in it but that was ok. The person who died in the story was Salvatore. There was a boy named Dominic. He went back in time and had many adventures there. At the end you are left wondering if it was just a dream. Dominic found out at the end of the book who his Great-Grandfather was. If you read the book you will find out!

Best Book I have Ever Read

Dominic, a Lonely, boy, who just wants to have a real family... Different Schools....And his clothes are to small... But, when his school was on vacation in Ellis Island, The Story Started, a Remarkable adventure! I am 9 years old, Almost 1, and I could not put this book down, I was in fourth Grade, and Had no books to read, i lookedin our class library, I found a nice, new book, and thought I would give it a try! I finisheed it in 3-4 does just from spare tme in class! I think every kid, would Love this book! My teacher might order around 40 books next year for her class, because of my opinion! This is the Best Book I have Ever Read!