Fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom's life takes a dramatic turn when, in 1903, his parents turn their Brooklyn apartment into a factory for making teddy bears. Plus, Joseph wonders whether he will ever see the glitter of Coney Island.
year: 2009
call number/section: 495.7
subjects: family life, new york (n.y.), fiction, korean language, teddy bears, social classes, homeless persons, immigrants, russian americans, jews, united states, historical fiction, bildungsromans, brooklyn (new york, n.y.), history, fiction, historical fiction, bildungsromans