9780385746441
Counting on Grace
Elizabeth Winthrop
ISBN 13: 9780385746441
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
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Wanting desperately to help her mother with her job at the mill, twelve-year-old Grace does her best to produce work that will bring in the money her family needs, yet when Grace and her brother write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board describing their working conditions, everything changes for the better when a concerned reporter shows up to get the story.
Review:
"Solid research and lively writing make this a fine historical novel...."
Kirkus, 1/15/2006
Review:"This enlightening novel explores the perils of mill work for children and adults alike."
Publishers Weekly, 03/27/2006
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