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Gr 4–7—Katerina's father's dreams of a better life brought the family of five from Bohemia to America, but now, in the spring of 1901, instead of the prosperous farm he envisioned, they are in a coal-mining camp in southern Colorado, and his wages are barely enough to eke out a living. Katerina, 13, is a pragmatist like her mother, but when she sees a carp in the creek, she is reminded of the folktale her grandmother told her in which a fish granted an old couple three wishes. Their neighbor, Old Jan, retells the story that ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thirteen-year-old Bohemian immigrant Katerina longs for her former home as life in early-1900s Colorado proves to be difficult...Log In or Sign Up to Read More