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Wood, Frances M.

When Molly Was a Harvey Girl

226 pp. | Kane/Miller | September, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-935279-51-8 $15.99
(3) YA After their father dies, thirteen-year-old Molly (pretending to be eighteen) and her sister travel to Raton, New Mexico, to be Harvey Girls. Serving food all day to Wild West cowboys, miners, and railroad men changes Molly's outlook on life. An original setting, filled with interesting details about young women's lives in the Harvey Eating Houses, characterizes this captivating, well-researched historical narrative. Reading list.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

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