Counting on Grace by Winthrop, Elizabeth
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Counting on Grace by Winthrop, Elizabeth
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Intended Audience
- Ages 0-7
- Inscribed
- 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
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Historical / United States / General, General, Social Themes / Friendship, People & Places / United States / General
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
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.
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Third Grade
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
FIC
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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