Motherland, the next chapter

 If you remember, in Motherland, young Edith made a good friend, Gertie,  on the ship coming to America. After a couple of weeks of hanging out together, they were separated and never had contact again. That is until a group of Naperville 8th graders, after hearing Fern speak about her mother, decided to try to track down Gertie. The Facebook generation didn't understand the concept of losing track of someone, so they went to work and found Gertie.

This blog details the story of the kids, their search, their resources (the library, of course!) and the reunion after 73 years of these women who met when they were the age of the Naperville students.

This is a story that will bring tears to your eyes.