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Author
Pub. Date
19uu
Description
When the Depression strikes America, throwing millions out of work, Petey Williamson's family seems safe. Hadn't the boss promised Petey's father that he'd always have a job? But during the Depression, promises cannot always be kept, and Petey finds his family sliding rapidly into poverty. And when Petey's much-admired cousin Steve starts working as a union organizer in the battle to improve conditions for workers, poverty turns into tragedy.
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Series
Pub. Date
2019
Description
1619. The British colony of Jamestown, Virginia, is shaken up when the first women in twelve years land in this breathtaking wilderness. While love triangles, bitter rivalries, and fierce competition cause conflict for the residents and the native inhabitants, the Pamunkey, they are bound together by their resolute will to survive and thrive in their new lives.
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Description
It's boom time in Jamestown, the 17th century English settlement on the very edge of the breathtaking Virginian wilderness. But success brings scrutiny and intrigue, and there are few in the settlement who have nothing to hide. Unlikely alliances have been formed; some provide friendship some offer love and some lead to great peril. Relations with the Native Americans offer hope of advancement for the settlers until greed for land and power corrupts...
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
After two years in New York, Tony Petrosino speaks English and wants to stay in school, but his father insists he work full-time as a newsboy, where he battles an anti-Italian gang, sees even worse poverty than what his family experiences, and meets investigative reporter Jacob Riis.
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