Rebecca To The Rescue (american Girl Collection)

rebecca Is Thrilled To Spend A Day At The Coney Island Amusement Park With Her Cousins. If Only Papa Hadn't Put Her Bossy Brother Victor In Charge Of All The Games And Rides! Fuming, Rebecca Resolves To Show Victor That Girls Can Do Anything Boys Can Do. When The Boys Tease And Laugh At Her, She And Ana Decide To Leave Their Brothers And Have Fun On Their Own. Then The Ferris Wheel Gets Stuck And Ana Disappears--and The Girls Get More Excitement Than They Bargained For. Includes An Illustrated Looking Back Section About Coney Island In 1914.

children's Literature

after Victor Completes His Bar Mitzvah With Flying Colors, The Rubin Family Decides To Celebrate The Occasion With A Trip To Coney Island. Rebecca Cannot Wait To Try The Games And Rides At This Famous Amusement Park. The Children Take A Quick Dip In The Sea Before Exploring The Park. Rebecca Is Disappointed When She Does Not Win A Kewpie Doll, But She Is Excited To Ride The Ferris Wheel. What Could Be More Exciting Than Flying Above The World, Looking Down At Everything With A Bird's View? Victor, However, Is Bossy, And Rebecca Is Quickly Sick Of Spending Time With Her Older Brother. Rebecca And Her Cousin, Ana, Decide To Explore The Park On Their Own. Suddenly, Rebecca Hears The Alarm Bell Ringing And Realizes That Ana Is Missing. Is It Possible That Ana Is Still On The Ferris Wheel? Rebecca Realizes The Danger Her Cousin Is Facing But Finds The Courage To Save Her Cousin's Life And Realizes The Importance Of Love And Family In A Changing World. In This Heart-warming Story From The American Girl Series, Young Readers Will Travel Back In Time To Coney Island, Circa 1914, With An Adventurous And Brave Heroine, Rebecca Rubin. Reviewer: Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.d.

Author : Jacqueline Greene

Publisher : American Girl

Published Year : 2009

Format : Paperback, 88 pages

ISBN : 1593695284

ISBN13 : 9781593695286