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Molly's Pilgrim
Children's historical fiction
Molly's Pilgrim
48 pages · First published 2018
Molly is still finding her place in an American classroom where other children mock her accent and unfamiliar customs. A Thanksgiving assignment asks each child to bring a Pilgrim doll, but her mother's contribution looks like the Russian immigrants Molly knows rather than the figures her classmates expect. The misunderstanding opens a conversation about leaving home in search of religious freedom. This short illustrated story suits family and classroom reading about Thanksgiving, Jewish immigrant experience, and the kindness that helps a newcomer belong.
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Content notes
Bullying and prejudice against an immigrant child.
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Pear Lemon Sparkler
Pear and lemon offer a light companion to sharing Molly's Thanksgiving story.
What you'll need
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- Fill a glass with ice. Add pear nectar and lemon juice, top with sparkling water, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Pear slice or lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Sparkling Pear Punch
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Sparkling pear makes a gentle celebratory companion to a story about welcome and belonging.
What you'll need
- 2 oz pear juice ↗
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 3 oz brut sparkling wine
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How to mix it
- Pour pear juice and lemon juice into a flute and top slowly with sparkling wine.
- Garnish: Thin pear slice or lemon twist.
- Glassware: Champagne flute.
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