The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1905
By William Durbin
Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 6.1
Lexile Measure®: 1010
DRA: 50
Guided Reading: V
Genre
- Diaries and Journals
- Historical Fiction
- Dictionaries
- Series
Theme/Subject
- Changes and New Experiences
- Industrial Revolution and Gilded Age
- Determination and Perseverance
- Immigration
- Human Rights
- Social Studies through Literature
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
Award-winning author William Durbin brings the Peltonen family to life in this addition to the "My Name Is America" series. Fifteen-year-old Otto's journal describes the hard life immigrants to America endured as miners in early twentieth century Minnesota.About the Authors or Illustrators
Author and teacher William Durbin enjoys working with and writing for kids of all ages. His love for golf and canoeing has inspired him to write biographies on Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer as well as two voyageur books.
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