| Lucy Fights the Flames: A Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Survival Story Contributor(s): Gilbert, Julie (Author), Trunfio, Alessia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1496583868 ISBN-13: 9781496583864 Publisher: Stone Arch Books OUR PRICE: $23.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2019003165 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Series: Girls Survive |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.6" (0.65 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Trunfio, Alessia: - Alessia was Born in southern Italy in 1990 but she grew up in Rome, where she still lives. She has wanted to be an illustrator since she was a child. After a Degree in the Animation course of the International School of Comics based in Rome in 2013, Alessia has worked as Background Artist for some of the most important roman animation studios. She currently works as a freelance artist on various Animation and illustration projects. |