Lucy Fights the Flames: A Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Survival Story (Girls Survive)
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| Management number | 233497794 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$3.28 | Model Number | 233497794 | ||
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In 1911, fourteen-year-old Lucy Morelli lives with her parents, older brother, and several youngers siblings in a crowded apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Lucy dreams of going to college, but her Italian immigrant family relies heavily on her income from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to survive. Lucy finds the factory work boring, but the working conditions are better than many other jobs. But when Lucy and her best friend, Rosie, head to work one Saturday in March, everything changes. Fire breaks out in the factory, and the doors are locked, trapping hundreds of workers inside. Lucy must battle the flames to save her own life -- and Rosie's. Readers can learn the real story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, one of the deadliest industrial disaster's in U.S. history, from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1496584481 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1496584489 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Capstone Press |
| Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches |
| Grade level | 3 - Kindergarten |
| Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
| Reading age | 8 - 12 years |
| Print length | 103 pages |
| Part of series | Girls Survive |
| Publication date | July 31, 2019 |
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