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Prologue: "The Woman on Hester Street" and Part One: Chapters 1-6

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Benjamin, Chloe. The Immortalists. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2018. E-book.

• The prologue entitled “The Woman on Hester Street” begins on page 1.

• The prologue takes place in the year 1969, when Varya was 13 years old.

• Varya is the eldest of the four children in the Gold family, while her little brother Simon is the youngest.

• The other two siblings are Klara and Daniel.

• The children’s father Saul owns a tailoring and dressmaking business.

• The narrator paints a picture of the children’s feelings about living in 1969 America, but being too young to participate in any of the year’s monumental events.

• Honing in on pop culture, the narrator states, "People are getting wasted at Woodstock and singing 'Pinball Wizard' and watching Midnight Cowboy, which none...

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