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136 pp.
| Kids Can |
February, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55337-648-4$18.95
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PaperISBN 978-1-55337-649-1$12.95
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Twelve-year-old garment worker Emily endures long hours and harsh conditions to help support her family in the early 1900s. The book's structure, alternating chapters of Emily's fictional tale with a more straightforward history of child labor, may entice some readers, but nonfiction fans will think the story element is unnecessary. Most of the accompanying photographs are by Lewis Hine. Timeline. Glos., ind.