Yossi's Goal

By Ellen Schwartz and Silvana Bevilacqua

Book Overview

Yossi Mendelsohn works hard to help his family survive after they flee Russia to find a better life in Montreal. He sells newspapers and carries bundles from the garment factory. Yossi longs to play "le hockey" with the French boys, but he has no skates. When his father falls ill and his sister and her fianc? organize a walkout at the factory, Yossi's dream of lacing on skates seems farther away than ever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155143492X
• ISBN13: 9781551434926
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7