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luisalbertourreaLuis Alberto Urrea is a poet, novelist, journalist, and essayist who has been writing about the relationship between the United States and Mexico,... Continue »
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The Locket: Surviving the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (Historical Fiction Adventures (Hfa))

by Suzanne Lieurance

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Galena, an eleven-year-old Russian-Jewish immigrant, lives in New York City with her family and works at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory with her older sister Anya. The factory pays low wages and has terrible working conditions, making Anya yearn to join a union. Soon a horrible fire guts the factory leaving Galena with painful, horrific memories. Follow author Suzanne Lieurance in this dramatic historical fiction novel, as she describes how Galena uses the support of friends, family, and Jewish traditions to inspire her to fight for workers rights.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780766029286
Subtitle:
Surviving the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Author:
Lieurance, Suzanne
Publisher:
Enslow Publishers
Subject:
General
Subject:
Jews
Subject:
Sisters
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Immigrants
Edition Description:
Hfa
Series:
Historical Fiction Adventures
Publication Date:
December 2007
Binding:
Library Binding
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
8.34x6.01x.50 in. .75 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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