Counting on Grace

Elizabeth Winthrop

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Random House USA Inc
14 August 2007

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; General fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

Vivid middle grade historical fiction from the well known author of the bestselling THE CASTLE IN THE ATTIC and THE BATTLE FOR THE CASTLE, as well as many picturebooks.

This lively story about a mill girl and Lewis Hine, set in 1910, stands apart from Katherine Patterson's LYDDIE, which is set in the l840s.

This book has been chosen for as the Vermont statewide read in the schools in 2007, and will also be read in installments on Vermont Public Radio in the fall of 2006 and again in conjunction with the state reading program.

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the pub date to August so books will be available for the start of school.

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.

By: Elizabeth Winthrop
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 157g
ISBN: 9780553487831
ISBN 10: 0553487833
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 14 August 2007
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Winthrop is the highly acclaimed author of more than sixty books for children of all ages. She is the daughter of famed journalist and political analyst Stewart Alsop, and the great-grandniece of Theodore Roosevelt. Her works include Counting on Grace, The Castle in the Attic, and The Battle for the Castle.

Reviews for Counting on Grace

History and fiction are woven seamlessly together in this beautifullywritten novel. Readers won't soon forget Grace. - School Library Journal, Starred Vividly portrays mill life and four characters who resist its deadeningeffects. . . . Solid research and lively writing. - Kirkus Reviews The child-labor story is gripping. - Booklist

Nominated for Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2007
Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book 2007
Winner of IRA CBC Children's Choice 2007
Winner of IRA--CBC Children's Choice 2007
Winner of NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2007
Winner of NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2007

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