About this title: A two-time Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner pens a tale of the 1912 mill workers' strike, told through the point of view of the children living through the historical events.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780618654796ISBN:0618654798
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Pages in nearly like new condition. DJ shows some slight edgewear. Signed by the Author. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 275 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Date Published: 2006-09-04
ISBN-13:9780618654796ISBN:0618654798
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sandpiper
Date Published: 2008-08-12
ISBN-13:9780547076515ISBN:0547076517
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sandpiper
Date Published: 2008-08-12
ISBN-13:9780547076515ISBN:0547076517
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. 0547076517 Fold on front cover, rest of book is in new cond. *Never used. *100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed* Ships within 24-48 Hrs. Mon-Fri* ~Professional Merchant~ read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"Obviousy Paterson has done her homework with this one. Reading it, all the details of the place and time are perfect, down to how much families paid in rent and what their homes would have looked like. But she also does a great job weaving details into the story rather than dumping information on her readers. Compelling characters, too."
"Newish book from the author of "Bridge to Terabithia" about a factory laborers strike in the early 20th century, a part of American History I don't know much about. It was interesting to learn of some of the things that were going on during that period of time while following the story of two kids who happen to become friends. The book reminded me a lot of "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn"--one of my all time faves. It wasn't as good as ATGIB, but still good."
"Katherine Paterson has written some of my favorite stories-Gilly Hopkins, Terabithia, Lyddie, but her most recent books have fallen flat with me. This was a good and interesting story, just not compelling. I've been to Barre, VT and the granite works, so that part was vivid for me, but historical fiction can be a tough genre. You need to capture an event accurately, but also create characters that will resonate with contemporary children. I don't think this one does."
"Carefully crafted tale about two children caught up in the Lawrence, MA mill workers' strike of 1912, based on fact. The girl is Rosa, from a struggling Italian immigrant family. The other is Jake, a native-born who has learned to steal and lie to survive. The children are sent to Barre, VT to stay with sympathetic families during the turbulent strike, where each one learns a life lesson about themselves.
I loved the two characters and how they represented two victims of the workers' strike. We could see the life of the immigrant family through Rosa, and the life of the native-born "street rat" through Jake. Each character has his or her own issues, and the story is blunt and not sentimental. Boys and girls will be able to relate to these characters, and learn about the hard living conditions of children during this time.
Highly recommend to grades 5 and 6 -- also deep enough for grade 7."
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