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Ashes of Roses
Ashes of Roses
Author: Mary Jane Auch
The honest and compelling story of a young girl's newfound independence, from her entrance into a new country to her frightening involvement in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911.My heart filled with fear and hope at the same time. I had the feeling that I was brought to America for a purpose. Something important would happ...  more »

I remembered the words of the poem, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses . . ."

"Here we are, America," I whispered. "We're just exactly what you ordered."

When she arrives on Ellis Island as a seventeen-year-old Irish immigrant, Rose Nolan is looking for a land of opportunities; what she finds is far from all she'd dreamed. Stubborn and tenacious, she refuses to give up. Left alone to fend for herself and her younger sister, Rose is thrust into a hard-knock life of tenements and factory work.

When the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 rushes into Rose's life, her confusions are brought to an all-too-painful head. To whom and to what can she turn when everything around her is in ashes?
ISBN-13: 9780613722520
ISBN-10: 0613722523
Publication Date: 2/2004
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
Book Type: School Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 4
This is an interesting book. It was a novel that you wouldn't mind if it were a couple of hundred pages longer. It's about an Irish immigrant who comes to New York. She finds work at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory a few weeks before the fire. It's a quick read and I finished it in a few hours.
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Helpful Score: 1
I absolutely loved this book! Every student (5th to 8th)that I have recommended it to has felt the same way.
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