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Finding Home in a New World
By EILEEN HOBBS
In this historical fiction, a young girl undertakes a long, harrowing journey to find a new home, only to discover that finding her place is going to be harder than she imagined. An incredible story about immigration, resilience, and family.
At the turn of the century, Anna Mathilda DeFehr, known as Tillie to her friends and family, sets off on a life-changing journey from Europe to America. Immigrating with her Mennonite family, Tillie braves the open sea, a long train from the shining New York harbor to the rolling plains of Oklahoma, and the strange new world she finds herself in.
As her family journeys from the cramped and crowded steerage of a ship to the bustling crowds of Ellis Island, then again to settle in a quiet community that doesn’t understand her way of life, Tillie faces countless challenges: Learning a brand new language. Adjusting to life in a sod house. Confronting the elements and challenging living conditions. And, most of all, finding out how on earth she can call this place her home.
With allies like Julius, a book-loving new friend, and Crazy Wolf, a member of the local Arapahoe tribe who introduces her to a new world, Tillie learns that home is something you build—it’s who you are and the people you belong to.
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EILEEN HOBBS
Eileen is the author of the Award Winning Heath Cousins Series. The Heath Cousins are based on the growing up years of her children and their cousins. Her desire is to write books that have diverse characters and that take her readers to places they might not otherwise get to explore in the life. She grew up in Thailand, the daughter of missionaries, but today lives in Oklahoma with her husband and two dogs. When not writing, she teaches English composition to international students at a local university and enjoys traveling, gardening, and spending time at the beach.
