44 Hours or Strike! Contributor(s): Dublin, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1927583764 ISBN-13: 9781927583760 Publisher: Second Story Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 2015 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 10-14 |
Grade Level: 5-9 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.45 lbs) 136 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Self-Esteem - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2015 |
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Publisher Description: The Toronto Dressmakers' Strike of 1931 brings young sisters Sophie and Rose together in their fight for better working conditions, decent wages, and for their union. It's a tough battle as distrust and resentment of immigrants is growing, with many people blaming their poverty and difficulties on these workers. Sophie and Rose are faced with unexpected -- and sometimes violent -- barriers, and they quickly find that a strike is more than just a march. Barely into the strike, Rose is imprisoned after a fight in a picket line, leaving fourteen-year-old Sophie to take care of their ailing mother at night and spend her days protesting in the freezing wind. Rose's isolation in prison weakens her resolve for change. Will they be able to continue the fight for what they once so strongly believed in? In the midst of anti-Semitism and the Great Depression, Sophie, Rose, and their union come together to try to make a lasting change. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dublin, Anne: - Anne Dublin is a former teacher-librarian and award-winning author living in Toronto, Ontario. Her writing has won many honors and awards, including the Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award, and the American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended Feminist Read for Youth designation. |
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