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Age 4-8
Grade PK-3

Emily Arnold McCully

The Bobbin Girl

Hardcover (Dial Books May 1, 1996) , 1st edition
Rebecca Putney is a bobbin girl who helps support her struggling family by working all day in a hot, noisy cotton mill. Working conditions at the mill are poor, and there is talk of lowering the workers' wages. Rebecca's friend Judith wants to protest the pay cut--but troublemakers at the mill are dismissed. Does Rebecca have the courage to join the protest?
ISBN
0803718276 / 9780803718272
Pages
32
Weight
12.8 oz.
Dimensions
8.8 x 0.4 in.

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