"It was nice in our village. Til the night in October when the soldiers came,"

Author/Illustrator: Eve Bunting
Format: Paperback
Published: Houghton Mifflin, 1990

"It was nice in our village. Til the night in October when the soldiers came," the young Caribbean narrator of this story begins. The boy and his family manage to escape harm, but realize that they may not be so lucky the next time. So they begin a long journey to America in search of safety and political freedom. After seemingly endless days at sea, the small group eventually makes it to their destination. Warm faces, open arms, and a feast await them in America. The feast, their American hosts explain, is Thanksgiving.

"...a Thanksgiving story that knows no season or race, but is for everyone all year ?round."                        ~ Publishers Weekly