The journal of Otto Peltonen, a Finnish immigrant /
Durbin, William, 1951-
The journal of Otto Peltonen, a Finnish immigrant / by William Durbin. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic, 2000. - 171 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - My name is America. . - My name is America. .
"Otto Peltonen is a fictional character created by the author and his journal and its epilogue are works of fiction"--Copyright page.
In 1905 fifteen-year-old Otto describes in his journal how he travels from Finland to America, joining his father in a dreary iron mining community in Minnesota and becoming involved in a union fight for better working conditions.
043909254X
00021919
Diaries--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Finnish Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Iron mines and mining--Juvenile fiction.
Strikes and lockouts--Juvenile fiction.
Minnesota--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
The journal of Otto Peltonen, a Finnish immigrant / by William Durbin. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic, 2000. - 171 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - My name is America. . - My name is America. .
"Otto Peltonen is a fictional character created by the author and his journal and its epilogue are works of fiction"--Copyright page.
In 1905 fifteen-year-old Otto describes in his journal how he travels from Finland to America, joining his father in a dreary iron mining community in Minnesota and becoming involved in a union fight for better working conditions.
043909254X
00021919
Diaries--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Finnish Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Iron mines and mining--Juvenile fiction.
Strikes and lockouts--Juvenile fiction.
Minnesota--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.