Growing Up in Coal Country (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780395979143)

Inspired by her in-laws' recollections of working in coal country, Susan Campbell Bartoletti has gathered the voices of men, women, and children who immigrated to and worked in northeastern Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. The story that emerges is not just a story of long hours, little pay, and hazardous working conditions; it is also the uniquely American story of immigrant families working together to make a new life for themselves. It is a story of hardship and sacrifice, yet also of triumph and the fulfillment of hopes and dreams.

Author: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
ISBN-10: 0395979145
ISBN-13: 9780395979143
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 09/27/1999
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 7.90w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 25571 / Growing Up in Coal Country

Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Carolyn W. Field Award - Winner