(Children's nonfiction) Eleven-year-old Samuel can barely contain his excitement to sail with his family from South Africa to live in the United States--then he contracts typhoid fever.

World War I has broken out. Samuel's parents have sold their business, their home--everything--to purchase passage on a freighter to the USA. Now their boy is in the hospital; and even if he lives, no ship will let him aboard for several weeks. Meanwhile, Atlantic crossings may not be possible for long.

Experience this family's heart-wrenching choice and its consequences through the eyes of the brave child who lived it. Stories of real immigrant children fascinate readers and transcend culture and time (35 pages/70 vintage images for children ages 6 - 11 years, 1st - 6th grades, ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE).

See the story unfold with actual photographs of Samuel P. Martin plus 1,000 read-aloud words adapted from his autobiography by award-winning author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Horse & Dog Adventures in Early California--don't miss Beckstrand's 60 multiracial books).

#4 in the Young American Immigrants series (hybrid standalone--previous titles not required); The first ebook in the series is free. Discover all four inspirational kids' biographies in a bundle: Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl, Ida's Witness, Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl (with lesson plans and online secrets): KidsWorldBooks.

LOOK inside! 8.5"x8.5", hard cover, soft cover, or ebook about immigrant kids, travel, family history/genealogy, moving, and modes of transportation; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights (c) June 2021), libraries, schools, and all major book distributors. None of our multicultural kids' books discuss CRT, gender, or orientation. Library of Congress control number: 2021931888; JNF053240, JNF038010, JNF009000, JNF058000, JNF025210, JNF007020, JNF002000; eISBN: 978-1005346508, soft ISBN: 979-8511690322, hard 978-1951599126