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Counting on Grace

by Elizabeth Winthrop

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

1910. Pownal, Vermont. At 12, Grace and her best friend Arthur must leave school and go to work as a “doffers” on their mothers’ looms in the mill. Grace’s mother is the best worker, fast and powerful, and Grace desperately wants to help her. But she’s left handed and doffing is a right-handed job. Grace’s every mistake costs her mother, and the family. She only feels capable on Sundays, when she and Arthur receive special lessons from their teacher. Together they write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in Pownal. A few weeks later a man with a camera shows up. It is the famous reformer Lewis Hine, undercover, collecting evidence for the Child Labor Board. Grace’s brief acquaintance with Hine and the photos he takes of her are a gift that changes her sense of herself, her future, and her family’s future.

From the Hardcover edition.

Review:

"History and fiction are woven seamlessly together in this beautifully

written novel. Readers won't soon forget Grace." - School Library Journal, Starred

"Vividly portrays mill life and four characters who resist its deadening

effects. . . . Solid research and lively writing." - Kirkus Reviews

"The child-labor story is gripping." - Booklist

Synopsis:

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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780553487831
Author:
Winthrop, Elizabeth
Publisher:
Yearling Books
Subject:
Historical - United States - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Publication Date:
August 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
232
Dimensions:
7.62x5.18x.60 in. .36 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12

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