January 1905: A Novel
On Sale: 01/01/2006
January 1905: A Novel
On Sale: 01/01/2006
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About the Book
The winter has been a tough one for Pauline and Arlene's family. Though only eleven, the twin girls are old in too many ways: They know what it is to work to exhaustion, to be hamstrung by longing, to be blind with hate.
Pauline labors from dawn to dusk alongside the other members of her family at the local cotton mill, and wishes she could stay home like her sister. Meanwhile, crippled Arlene takes care of all the housework and cooking, dreaming of one day working at the mill and earning money and respect. Each is certain that the other has the easy life, but each discovers how wrong she is as this extraordinary novel unfolds.
Critical Praise
"A vivid account . . . will draw readers into the period."--The Horn Book
"The author brings to light the earthy and exhausting elements of daily life during this era."--Publishers Weekly
"A rich historical novel."--BookPage
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780152051211
- ISBN 10: 015205121X
- Imprint: Clarion Books
- On Sale: 01/01/2006
- Pages: 192
- List Price:14.99 CAD
- Ages: 10 to 12
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Special Needs
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
- BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States
- BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / New Baby
- BISAC6 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Stepfamilies
- BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 21st Century
- BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
- BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
- BISAC10 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- BISAC11 : JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women
- BISAC12 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
