Hesse, Karen.

Brooklyn Bridge : a novel / by Karen Hesse ; [illustrations by Chris Sheban]. - 1st ed. - New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2008. - 229 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 20 cm.

Map on lining papers.

In 1903 Brooklyn, fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom's life changes for the worse when his parents, Russian immigrants, invent the teddy bear and turn their apartment into a factory, while nearby the glitter of Coney Island contrasts with the dismal lives of children dwelling under the Brooklyn Bridge.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

ISBN: 9780312674281

Source: Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

LCCN: 2008005624

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coming of age--Fiction.
Family life--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Teddy bears--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Russian Americans--Fiction.
Jews--United States--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.H4364 / Bro 2008