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1) Uprising
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.
4) Viva's voice
Author
Publisher
Kind World Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Multiple
Description
"Since the day she was born, Viva's voice has always been the mightiest in the room. But when Papi's bus driver union goes on strike, quiet Papi is the family member who must speak up. He feels nervous, but Viva's strength gives Papi the courage he needs to find his own powerful voice."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: his crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking -- each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly...
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
Español
Description
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
Las vacas del granjero Brown descubren una maquina de escribir en su establo y empiezan a hacer ultimatumes. Cuando el granjero no responde, los animales van en huelga.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
In 1905 fifteen-year-old Otto describes in his journal how he travels from Finland to America, joining his father in a dreary iron mining community in Minnesota and becoming involved in a union fight for better working conditions.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When Emma and her brothers and sisters want to get a kitten and another ferret, and Emma wants their nanny to be the chaperone on her soccer team trip instead of her mother, the children decide to go on strike to try to force their parents to meet their demands.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Rebecca is thrilled to spend the day at a real movie studio, and when a super, spectacular opportunity presents itself, she is quick to volunteer. But how will this scene play out? Then, on a visit to Coney Island, Rebecca gets the chance to use her acting skills to lighten the mood in an embarrassing situation--and her climbing skills to rescue someone in a dangerous spot. But a factory tour makes Rebecca believe her skills are needed there, too....
15) Treetop trauma
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Slam Duncan and his mountain biking Chain Gang stage a hunger strike to save their racing hill from developers, hoping their appetite for biking will outweigh their appetite for cheeseburgers and French fries.
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