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Factory Girl
Contributor(s): Greenwood, Barbara (Author)

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 ISBN: 1553376498     ISBN-13: 9781553376491
Publisher: Kids Can Press
OUR PRICE: $14.41  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2007
* Out of Print *

Annotation: From the author of "The Last Safe House" comes a gripping novel that depicts the life of working children in North American cities in the early 20th century. Interwoven with it are nonfiction sections describing family life in a slum, the fight to improve social conditions, and the plight of working children then and now. Photos.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Post-confederation (1867-)
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 850(Not Available)
Guided Reading: X (Grade 6)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.93" W x 9.33" L (0.98 lbs) 136 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Quill & Quire 01/01/2007 pg. 67
School Library Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 132
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 343 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 113852
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
At the dingy, overcrowded Acme Garment Factory, Emily Watson stands for eleven hours a day clipping threads from blouses. Every time the boss passes, he shouts at her to snip faster. But if Emily snips too fast, she could ruin the garment and be docked pay. If she works too slowly, she will be fired. She desperately needs this job. Without the four dollars a week it brings, her family will starve. When a reporter arrives, determined to expose the terrible conditions in the factory, Emily finds herself caught between the desperate immigrant girls with whom she works and the hope of change. Then tragedy strikes, and Emily must decide where her loyalties lie. Emily's fictional experiences are interwoven with non-fiction sections describing family life in a slum, the fight to improve social conditions, the plight of working children then and now, and much more. Rarely seen archival photos accompany this story of the past as only Barbara Greenwood can tell it.
 
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