Ellis Island

As a second generation Polish American, I appreciated this book immensely. It explained so much more than I learned from my grandparents. I think it is a tribute to immigrants everywhere for their fortitude and courage. It is lso the story of the people who worked at Ellis Island and, for the most part, their humanity. I did find minor faults or annoyances with the book but they did not take away from the story. The cons were that I thought the language very stilted and the the story did not flow. It read more like a textbook and maybe that was the intention. It was also written in the present tense which didn't suit me. Had it not been for the cons, I would have given it 5 stars.