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In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, wa...

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Main Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Young adult fiction.
Immigrants > Young adult fiction.
Labor disputes > Young adult fiction.
Strikes and lockouts > Young adult fiction.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Fire, 1911 > Young adult fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.
Physical Description:346 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:1416911715 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781416911715 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781416911722 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Margaret Peterson Haddix was born in Washington Court House, Ohio on April 9, 1964. She received bachelor's degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing, and history from Miami University in 1986. Before becoming an author, she was a copy editor for The Journal-Gazette, a newspaper reporter for The Indianapolis News, an instructor at Danville Area Community College, and a freelance writer. Her first book, Running Out of Time, was published in 1995. She has written more than 30 books including Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey, Just Ella, Turnabout, The Girl with 500 Middle Names, Because of Anya, and Into the Gauntlet. She also writes the Shadow Children series and the Missing series. She has won the International Reading Association Children's Book Award and several state Readers' Choice Awards.

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