Candlelight for Rebecca (American Girl)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159369525X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Could her teacher be wrong? If Rebecca does the project, her family is sure to be upset; if she doesn't, her teacher will be displeased. Rebecca's teacher assigns the class to make Christmas decorations--but Rebecca's family is Jewish and doesn't celebrate Christmas. Her teacher tells her that Christmas is a national holiday, for all Americans to celebrate. Although her parents came from Russia, Rebecca knows she's as American as anyone else, even without celebrating Christmas. Then, on the first night of Hanukkah, Rebecca finds kindness in an unexpected place--and learns the real meaning of the holiday season.
A Lovely Holiday Story American Girls' holiday books are always my favorites, and this one is no exception. It just has to do with a different December holiday!Rebecca's stern teacher Miss Maloney is quite sure she has come up with an excellent project for her students. Besides, it will give them time off from schoolwork, so why would any student object? The only problem is, the project is a red and green Christmas centerpiece. Rebecca feels intensely conflicted as to what to do, because her family does not celebrate Christmas. She's pretty sure her strict grandparents, at the very least, will object. Her. An engaging look at the immigrant experience American Girl's newest doll Rebecca Rubin lives in 191An engaging look at the immigrant experience Bundt Lust American Girl's newest doll Rebecca Rubin lives in 1914 New York. Her parents and grandmother are Jewish immigrants from Russia, but Rebecca and her four brothers and sisters were born and raised in the US. In "Meet Rebecca," we're introduced to Rebecca's family and Jewish home life. Rebecca's bubbe (grandmother) is very religious and her family observes Shabbos (the Sabbath), but her father must work on Saturday to make ends meet, which displeases her bubbe. Bubbe is also scandalized by the fact that Rebecca's cousin Max (Moyshe) is a struggling actor. Rebecca's passion is moving p. New York. Her parents and grandmother are Jewish immigrants from Russia, but Rebecca and her four brothers and sisters were born and raised in the US. In "Meet Rebecca," we're introduced to Rebecca's family and Jewish home life. Rebecca's bubbe (grandmother) is very religious and her family observes Shabbos (the Sabbath), but her father must work on Saturday to make ends meet, which displeases her bubbe. Bubbe is also scandalized by the fact that Rebecca's cousin Max (Moyshe) is a struggling actor. Rebecca's passion is moving p. "Samantha's Replacement" according to Robin Orlowski. Being of eastern european descent myself, I gennuinely enjoyed reading about and imagining the journey which my ancestors personally might have made in order to arrive and settle in America. I would not have been here were it not for their hard work.Her life includes making some very hard decisions which many children don't today usually need to consider. Her religion is very important to her. And American Girl took pains to carefully illustrate this. But another moral dillema includes having to take in a very sick family relative when she had wanted to spend it on personal items to