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Reviewed on November 1, 2000
Gr 1-4 Mirette and Bellini are stateside in this adventure. Readers meet the duo on deck of the SS Magnifique bound for New York, where the famous wire walkers intend to cross Niagara Falls. On board, they befriend a Polish orphan who is traveling in steerage. Upon their arrival at Ellis Island, Bellini and Mirette try to shepherd young Jakob through the complex, intimidating immigration process. When he is threatened with deportation because his uncle is not there ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More