{"product_id":"9781933693910","title":"Cursing Columbus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe dream was always the same: I was back in Russia. My family was sitting around the Sabbath table: Mama, Papa, baby Hannah and my brothers Lemmel and Shloyme. I was telling a story about America—there were gold streets and chickens roosting in trees. Suddenly, Papa and I were on board a ship sailing far away. Ahead I saw the Statue of Liberty towering over the harbor of New York, but she raised her hand high above her head to stop us. I looked around for Papa. I was all alone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen I woke up and remembered.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePapa and I had arrived at Ellis Island. For three years we had been living on the Lower East Side of New York. Papa worked in a sweatshop earning money to bring over the rest of the family, while I worked after school. I dreamed of the day our family would be together again.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd tomorrow, it would finally happen. Would they love America like I did or would they say \"a curse on Columbus\" because the New World brought them nothing but trouble and hard work?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Tal\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the United States, but lives on Kibbutz Hatzor in Israel. \u003ci\u003eCursing Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e is her second young adult historical novel and is the sequel to \u003ci\u003eDouble Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based on her grandfather's emigration story from the Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinco Puntos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163439841520,"sku":"9781933693910","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933693910_p0.jpg?v=1763641156","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933693910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}