1910. Pownal, Vermont. At 12, Grace and her best friend Arthur must leave school and go to work as a â€œdoffersâ€ on their mothersâ€™ looms in the mill. Graceâ€™s mother is the

Counting on Grace
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1910. Pownal, Vermont. At 12, Grace and her best friend Arthur must leave school and go to work as a â€œdoffersâ€ on their mothersâ€™ looms in the mill. Graceâ€™s mother is the best worker, fast and powerful, and Grace desperately wants to help her. But sheâ€™s left handed and doffing is a right-handed job. Graceâ€™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. Graceâ€™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 familyâ€™s future.
Country USA
Brand Yearling
Manufacturer Yearling
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FBA-|280546
Model FBA-|280546
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2007-08-14
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780553487831

Counting on Grace