In this family story-within-a-story, a little red-haired girl curls up by her grandmother to hear how, long ago, another little girl and her brother crossed the Atlantic and came to America. An ALA Notable Children's Book, "American Bookseller" Pick of the Lists, "Booklist" Children's Editors' Choice, "Parents' Choice" Award for Literature, NCTE Teachers' Choice, and NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Full color.