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Emily Swain Squires was so tiny at birth she would have fit in a teacup. Now she is ten years old and feels just grown up enough for her first big adventure. Emily will leave her family behind in England and travel the sea and across a continent to Zion, her new home in America. But Emily will discover that big adventures can leave you feeling small all over again. And sometimes you need a friend to help you get home. Author Ruth Hailstone based Emily's story on family accounts. Dan Burr's well-researched paintings capture Emily's determined spirit during her long and difficult journey to her new home.

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<p><p> Dramatic and often beautiful, the double-page paintings also bring the characters and settings to life. -- Booklist

The tale has heft as well as heart, and the telling makes it real through details of the journey. . . . Dramatic and often beautiful, the double-page paintings also bring the characters and settings to life. -- Booklist Children will be swept up by the lovely art and the tale of Emily's remarkable journey. A foreword provides background on the Mormons and Emily's circumstances at the time of the journey. -- Kirkus Reviews Dramatic and often beautiful, the double-page paintings also bring the characters and settings to life. -- Booklist

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Ruth Hailstone was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and studied English at Brigham Young University. She writes and directs musical productions for local church and community organizations and homeschools her eight children. She lives with her husband and family in Cedar City, Utah. Dan Burr was raised in northern Utah but went east to start his career as an illustrator. He returned to the West with his family and settled in the Teton Valley of Idaho, where they live today. He has illustrated a number of books for young readers, including Pirates, a collection of poems by David L. Harrison.

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