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Counting on Grace by Winthrop, Elizabeth SIGNED HARDBACK DUSTJACKET
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A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “LOOKS BRAND NEW”
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Signed
- Yes
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780385746441
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
ISBN-10
038574644X
ISBN-13
9780385746441
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038280200
Product Key Features
Book Title
Counting on Grace
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Historical / United States / General, General, Social Themes / Friendship, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2006-278270
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"History and fiction are woven seamlessly together in this beautifully written novel. Readers won't soon forget Grace." " - School Library Journal, "Starred "Vividly portrays mill life and four characters who resist its deadening effects. . . . Solid research and lively writing."" - Kirkus Reviews" "The child-labor story is gripping."" - Booklist" "From the Trade Paperback edition.", " History and fiction are woven seamlessly together in this beautifully written novel. Readers won't soon forget Grace." " - School Library Journal, "Starred " Vividly portrays mill life and four characters who resist its deadening effects. . . . Solid research and lively writing." " - Kirkus Reviews" " The child-labor story is gripping."" - Booklist" "From the Trade Paperback edition.", "History and fiction are woven seamlessly together in this beautifully written novel. Readers won't soon forget Grace." - School Library Journal, Starred "Vividly portrays mill life and four characters who resist its deadening effects. . . . Solid research and lively writing." - Kirkus Reviews "The child-labor story is gripping. " - Booklist From the Trade Paperback edition., "History and fiction are woven seamlessly together in this beautifully written novel. Readers won't soon forget Grace."- School Library Journal,Starred "Vividly portrays mill life and four characters who resist its deadening effects. . . . Solid research and lively writing."- Kirkus Reviews "The child-labor story is gripping." - Booklist From the Trade Paperback edition.
Grade From
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Synopsis
Set in 1912 Vermont, this novel tells the story of 12-year-old Grace, who leaves school to work on the looms in the mill. Grace's life changes when famous reformer Lewis Hines arrives to photograph evidence of underage children working in the mills., 1910. Pownal, Vermont. At 12, Grace and her best friend Arthur must leave school and go to work as a "doffers" on their mothers' looms in the mill. Grace's mother is the best worker, fast and powerful, and Grace desperately wants to help her. But she's left handed and doffing is a right-handed job. Grace's every mistake costs her mother, and the family. She only feels capable on Sundays, when she and Arthur receive special lessons from their teacher. Together they write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in Pownal. A few weeks later a man with a camera shows up. It is the famous reformer Lewis Hine, undercover, collecting evidence for the Child Labor Board. Grace's brief acquaintance with Hine and the photos he takes of her are a gift that changes her sense of herself, her future, and her family's future.
LC Classification Number
MLCS 2006/45755 (P)
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