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Markel, Michelle

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | February, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-180442-7 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. In her simple but powerful text, Markel shows how multiple arrests, physical attacks, and misogyny failed to deter Clara Lemlich as she set off on her lifelong path as a union activist in the early twentieth century. Clara's story is accentuated by Sweet's vivid illustrations, many of which are presented on fabric scraps or torn paper with borders of machine stitching. Bib.

Reviewer: Monica Edinger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2013