Other editions of book Not On My Watch

In Not On My Watch, readers travel back in time to the Industrial Revolution to meet Hope as she works in her father’s watch shop and has to make a choice that could change everything. The History Files series takes readers into significant eras in United States history, allowing them to walk in the shoes of characters living in the periods they've learned about in the classroom. Each 96-page middle grade novel includes a comprehensive summary of the era, background information on the real people that the fictional characters mention or encounter, additional websites to visit, and an author interview.

Hope has been taught that the best place for a woman is home. Yet, her aspirations lead her elsewhere - to her father's watch factory. But when she discovers something horrific happening, she must make a choice that could change everything. Includes historical background information on the Industrial Revolution. Paired to the nonfiction title America Enters the Industrial Revolution.