Description for My Name Is Not Gussie
Written by and Illustrated by Mikki Machlin
Gussie is a lady that can show you a special world that was at the turn of the century. People came to America dissolute and lived on hope for the future. Getting here from Europe was no easy task in itself. After making it all the way to the Golden Land some would be returned to Europe. Once the did get here and get in they did not fit in their old-traditions clashed with the new country they were in. This is all Golda- Gussie- loves almost everything. She looks for the bright side of things so this book is just one exciting adventure after another through her eyes.