Book cover for Counting on Grace
Description
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. From the Hardcover edition. "
Publisher Random House Children's Books
ISBN10 0553487833
ISBN13 9780553487831
Number of Pages 240
File Size DL-69MB
Shelf Number KD940
Grade Range 3 - 7
Ages 8 - 12
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download