Annie Moore

<p>Fifteen-year-old Annie Moore makes history as the first immigrant to step foot on Ellis Island on January 1 1892-her birthday! After journeying from Ireland to reunite with her parents in New York City Annie receives a special gold coin but soon discovers that America isn't the land of opportunity she imagined.</p><p>Living in crowded tenements and working gruelling hours at a steam laundry Annie must adapt quickly to her new life. As she makes friends from different backgrounds experiences historical events and navigates workplace dangers Annie grows from a homesick girl into a young woman determined to make her own way.</p><p>Based on a true story this fast-paced historical novel brings to life the immigrant experience in 1890s New York through the eyes of a spirited Irish girl searching for her place in a new world.</p>