| Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York 1880-1924 Contributor(s): Hopkinson, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439375908 ISBN-13: 9780439375900 Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: October 2003 Annotation: In her nonfiction debut, the award-winning author recounts the lives of five young immigrants to New York's Lower East Side through oral histories and engaging narrative. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: 307.764 |
| LCCN: 2002044781 |
| Age Level: 9-12 |
| Grade Level: 4-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 990(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.3" W x 8.5" L (1.20 lbs) 134 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Awards: James Madison Book, Honor Book, Children/Young Adult, 2004 Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable, Older Readers, 2003 Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Books for Older Children, 2004 Orbis Pictus Award, Honor Book, Children's Nonfiction, 2004 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2003 pg. 1175 BookPage 10/01/2003 pg. 28 Booklist 11/01/2003 pg. 492 Publishers Weekly 12/01/2003 pg. 58 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2004 pg. 101 School Library Journal 12/01/2003 pg. 169 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2004 pg. 193 New York Times 12/21/2003 pg. 16 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2004 pg. 779 Multicultural Review 03/01/2004 pg. 99 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 125 - Superior,Well Above Average Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2004 pg. 150 School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 31 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 125 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74048 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a stunning nonfiction debut, award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson focuses on five immigrants' stories to reveal the triumphs and hardships of early 1900s immigrant life in New York.Acclaimed author Hopkinson recounts the lives of five immigrants to New York's Lower East Side through oral histories and engaging narrative. We hear Romanian-born Marcus Ravage's disappointment when his aunt pushes him outside to peddle chocolates on the street. And about the pickle cart lady who stored her pickles in a rat-infested basement. We read Rose Cohen's terrifying account of living through the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, and of Pauline Newman's struggles to learn English. But through it all, each one of these kids keeps working, keeps hoping, to achieve their own American dream. |
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