A House of tailors

thirteen-year-old Dina is excited at the thought of leaving germany and a life of sewing behind to join her uncle's family in brooklyn. but as soon as she arrives in the United States, Dina finds her self experiencing homesickness, and worse, working behind working behind the sewing machine again! the novel explores how dina's love-hate relationship with sewing helps shape her future and shows how bravely she faces a whole new world..