Ethel's song Ethel Rosenberg's life in poems
The child of Jewish immigrants, Ethel Greenglass grows up on New York City's Lower East Side; she dreams of being an actress and a singer but finds romance and excitement in the arms of the charming Julius Rosenberg. Both are ardent supporters of rights for workers, but are they spies passing atomic...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for young readers,
2022
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The child of Jewish immigrants, Ethel Greenglass grows up on New York City's Lower East Side; she dreams of being an actress and a singer but finds romance and excitement in the arms of the charming Julius Rosenberg. Both are ardent supporters of rights for workers, but are they spies passing atomic secrets to the Soviets? As she faces the electric chair in 1953, she tells her story through an imagined series of poems. This historical novel is a collection of fictionalized first-person poems that chronicles the life of Ethel Rosenberg. |
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| Physical Description: | 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 13-17 Grades 10-12 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-269). |
| ISBN: | 9781635926255 1635926254 |
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