The library has two recently well-reviewed collections of short stories dealing with emigrants trying to start new lives in America. THELAST CHICKEN IN AMERICA by Ellen Litman tells the stories of Russian immigrants who settle in Pittsburgh. The central character is Masha, a lonely teen who tries to stand out among the other Russians in town. Other characters include an unhappy housewife, a single mother and a widower trying to begin again. Publishers Weekly called Litman a "very promising writer."
The library will be ordering ASK FOR A CONVERTIBLE by Danit Brown very soon. When it's ordered, you will be able to place holds on it. These collection of stories deal with Osnat Greenberg who has settled in Michigan with her parents after leaving Israel. All of them struggle to settle into their new country and this struggle is described against the backdrop of more ordinary issues of growing up, fitting in, finding love and family disagreements. Library Journal calls Brown a "writer to savor."
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