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The Orphan of Ellis Island

A Time-Travel Adventure

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The Orphan of Ellis Island

By: Elvira Woodruff
Narrated by: Lloyd James
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About this listen

 Dominic Cantori is an orphan. Ashamed of his situation, Dominic avoids making friends for fear of exposing his terrible secret. One day on a class trip to Ellis Island, a tour guide asks everyone about their families. Immediately, Dominic flees from the class and hides in a closet, where he falls asleep for hours.

When he wakes up, the museum is deserted. Lonely and afraid, he picks up one display telephone after another, listening to the recorded voices of immigrants who describe their lives in faraway countries and their journeys to Ellis Island. To Dominic's surprise, the voice of an old Italian immigrant speaks directly to him! And before he knows it, he's transported back in time: to Italy in 1908. There, he unlocks the door to his past, and discovers just what it feels like to be loved by his own family.

©1997 Elvira Woodruff (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Teen Fiction History For Kids

Critic Reviews

"Woodruff's well-researched novel beautifully describes the similarities between an orphan's and an immigrant's search for a home." ( ALAN Review
"Easy to read and hard to put down, this convincing novel gives a poignant and believable picture of the lives and motivations of some of this country's immigrants, and of one boy who learns about himself....An enjoyable and informative tale." ( School Library Journal)
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This was just a lovely feel good story with a fantastic narrator. The ending was a little bit abrupt for me though, but I have a good imagination, so I thought of a different ending instead. LOL
A must listen to.

Feelgood story

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historical fiction drama with a little science fiction and action thrown in. //

great morals.//

suitable for 8yrs plus, though does have 2 characters die of natural causes. //

could be classified as Christian.

heart-warming

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