Counting on Grace, Elizabeth Winthrop, Yearling Book, ages 9-12,Millwork,Reform
$ 1.32
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Counting on Grace, Elizabeth Winthrop, Yearling Book, ages 9-12,Millwork,Reform. By Elizabeth Winthrop. Yearling Book, ages 9-12. Pownal, Vermont. But she’s left handed and doffing is a right-handed job. Grace’s every mistake costs her mother, and the family. Together they write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in Pownal. Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop Yearling Book, ages 9-12 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. This 232-page softcover is in excellent condition with all pages crisp, clean, and sturdily bound; the cover has a lightly curled corner. You won't be disappointed! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I normally mail ON the day I receive payment if it's received before 1 p.m. central time, and the next day if it's later than 1. Please take a look at my other listings; I'm listing several school books (and others!) right now and am happy to combine shipping. All items coming from a smoke-free, pet-free home! Thanks so much for your time! Before leaving your feedback, if for any reason you feel I did not deserve or earn 5 stars in each category, please let me have the opportunity to make it right. I want every transaction to be 5-star worthy! Thanks so much! :)
