Sofie and the Great Journey: An Ellis Island Survival Story

In 1907, eleven-year-old Sofie and her family must immigrate from Norway to the United States to join her father in search of a better life. | Eleven-year-old Sofie knows that her family is stronger when they are together, and that’s why she and her mother and brothers must travel to join her father in the United States. But immigrating means leaving Norway behind—the only home she has ever known. Along the way, Sofie faces sickness, storms, and the new fear that they might be turned away upon finally reaching America. Will Sofie's family ever be reunited?