Other editions of book Molly's Pilgrim

Molly and her family have moved to America from Russia.Her mother says they moved to find freedom. But the children in Molly's third-grade class make fun of her accent and clothes. That doesn't seem like freedom to Molly at all.At Thanksgiving everyone has to bring a Pilgrim doll to class. The doll Molly's mother makes looks like a Russian peasant girl. It doesn't look at all like the Pilgrims Molly has seen in her schoolbook. Molly is afraid she'll never fit in with her classmates now.

Sparkling new illustrations refresh this Thanksgiving classic based on the true experience of a member of Barbara Cohen's family. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly's Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award winning live-action short film.

Molly doesn't like third grade in her new school in Winter Hill. The other girls in the class make fun of her clothes and the way she speaks English. And no one plays with her. She wants to move back to Russia to be with her old friends. One day her class reads a story about Pilgrims. Molly likes to hear how they started the American holiday called Thanksgiving. But when each student in the class makes a Pilgrim doll from a wooden clothespin, Molly's doll doesn't look like the others. Will she ever fit in? Award-winning author Barbara Cohen bases her timeless story of a young immigrant on one of her own relative's experiences. A popular book for young readers, Molly's Pilgrim received an Academy Award when it was made into a film. With her moving narration, Christina Moore whisks listeners into Molly's first difficult days in her new life and new country.