Rosie in New York City Gotcha!

Name: Rosie in New York City Gotcha!
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ISBN: 9780689857140

ISBN-10: 0689857144

ISBN-13: 9780689857140

Edition: 2003

Authors: Carol Matas

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At age eleven,Rosie Lepidus's main concerns are winning ring-a-levio, going to school, and staying out of trouble. But when Mama falls ill with pneumonia and Papa throws all the family's savings into the nickelodeon business, the burden of caring for her family falls on Rosie's shoulders. Tall for her age, Rosie is able to pass for sixteen and take Mama's place sewing sleeves at a shirtwaist factory. Her family needs the money. But working conditions are horrible and the factory boss is incredibly strict. The girls are fined for nearly everything -- even talking or humming! Within days of starting work, Rosie hears the buzz about a huge strike of twenty thousand shirtwaist workers. It's the…

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List price: $9.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date: 6/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English

No BioWriter Carol Matas was born in Canada in 1949. Matas was an actress and currently teaches writing. Matas is best known for her historical adventures. These often feature young people caught up in the world's problems. "Daniel's Story," about a young Jewish boy in Nazi Germany, was short-listed for the 1993 Governor General's Award and the 1994 Ruth Schwartz Award and won the Silver Birch Award. Lisa won the Geoffrey Bilson Award and was a New York Times Book Review Notable of 1989.