About this title: Set in 1910 Vermont, this novel tells the story of 12-year-old Grace, who leaves school to work on the looms in the mill. Grace's life changes when famous reformer Lewis Hines arrives to photograph evidence of underage children working in the mills.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Date Published: 2006-03-14
ISBN-13:9780385746441ISBN:038574644X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Date Published: 2006-03-14
ISBN-13:9780385746441ISBN:038574644X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Date Published: 2006-03-14
ISBN-13:9780385746441ISBN:038574644X
Description: New. New! ** Book will be mailed in bubble for a safe journey! *** 13 Years of online selling experience! ! **** Customer satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Date Published: 2006-03-14
ISBN-13:9780385746441ISBN:038574644X
Description: New. New! ** Book will be mailed in bubble for a safe journey! *** 13 Years of online selling experience! ! **** Customer satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Date Published: 2006-03-14
ISBN-13:9780385746441ISBN:038574644X
Description: New. New! ** Book will be mailed in bubble for a safe journey! *** 13 Years of online selling experience! ! **** Customer satisfaction guaranteed! read more
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Description: Good. 0553487833 Paperback, Condition: Good; somewhat worn; some pages are wavy due to prior exposure to moisture; will work well as a reading copy. read more
"This was wonderful! I live near a city with a big French Canadian/textile mill history -there is also a Museum of Work and Culture which celebrates that heritage- and despite the fact that this book was set in Vermont it could as easily have taken place in Woonsocket RI. The audio's reader, Lili Gamache managed to sound like a child without being cutesy and her French Canadian accents were spot-on. This would be a great curriculum read for any child studying our not always shining industrial heritage. The photographer character is fact based and the book makes one want to look more into his work. The audio ended with an author interview that was interesting and left hope that she *might* revisit some of these characters. I was so impressed with this book that I recommended it to my adult book group. Everyone raved about it and as some had relatives who had worked in local textile mills there was much good discussion."
"I really enjoyed listening to this on audio! I loved learning about the history behind children working in mills in New England. The book was very well written."
"Follows Grace who worked in a mill at the turn of the century before child labor laws were followed closely. She and one of her friends try to escape mill life, with varied success. I listened to this one on audio."
"Grace is a 12-year-old living in a mill town in the early 1900s. She has accepted the fact that she will work in the mill just like her parents and older sister. A persistent teacher and a children's right's activist eventually change her mind. Elizabeth Winthrop made Grace's decision so gradually and naturally that it felt very real. You inwardly cheer each time Grace makes a realization that she deserves better than the mill can offer, yet you understand her reluctance to betray her family.
I listened to this as an audio book. This audio had occasional background music that really added to the mood and atmosphere of the story. I wish more audio books did the same."
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