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Yossi's goal

Summary: 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 fiance organize a walkout at the factory, Yossi's dream of lacing on skates seems farther away than ever.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781551434926 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 155143492X (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    140 p. : ill.; 19 cm.
  • Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, c2006.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Age 8-11. Orca Book Publishers.
Subject: Immigrants -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal -- Juvenile fiction
Sick -- Juvenile fiction
Hockey -- Juvenile fiction
Fathers -- Juvenile fiction
Saving and investment -- Juvenile fiction
Montréal (Québec) -- Juvenile fiction
Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Vanderhoof Public Library PB-JUV SCH (Text) 35193000026023 Juvenile Paperback Volume hold Available -
Quesnel Branch PB J SCH (Text)
Legacy Use Count: 0
33923004340554 Juvenile Paperbacks Volume hold Available -
Williams Lake Branch PB J SCH (Text)
Legacy Use Count: 2
33923004163147 Juvenile Paperbacks Volume hold Available -

Summary: 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 fiance organize a walkout at the factory, Yossi's dream of lacing on skates seems farther away than ever.

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