Growing Up in Coal Country

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Publish Date: September 1999
Language: English
Reading Level: 6.8
EAN: 9780395979143

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Overview

Inspired by her in-laws’ recollections of working in coal country, Susan Campbell Bartoletti has gathered the voices of men, women, and children who immigrated to and worked in northeastern Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. The story that emerges is not just a story of long hours, little pay, and hazardous working conditions; it is also the uniquely American story of immigrant families working together to make a new life for themselves. It is a story of hardship and sacrifice, yet also of triumph and the fulfillment of hopes and dreams.

Details

Pages: 128
Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.9 x 0.3 in
Lexile Score: 1110
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 3
ISBN: 0395979145

Awards

1999 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner (Gold)
1997 Carolyn W. Field Award - Winner (Children's)