But on March 25, 1911, the fire that starts from overflowing bins of material scraps rages into what becomes known as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and Miriam's life is forever changed. When Miriam finally lands a job at the Triangle Shirt Waist Company as a cuff setter, she believes her future in the New World is finally secure. Teenage Miriam gives a first-hand account of the excitement everyone feels about going to America, the "Golden Land," the journey in steerage, the arrival at Ellis Island, and the discrimination the immigrants feel while seeking employment. Watts 6 Seeking Refuge Touched by Fire Tapestry of Hope: Holocaust Writing for Young People Good-Bye Marianne: A Story of Growing Up in. In this haunting journey of a young girl looking for answers and an orphan girl from the past who tries to provide them, award-winning novelist Irene N. Watt's exquisite new novel, explores one family's journey as they flee from the pogroms of Russia in 1905, where the Cossacks burn villages to the ground, to Berlin, Germany, where Jews have a hard time living and working in peace, to the streets of the Lower East Side in New York. They're a lot of cattle anyway."Ī factory-owner's response regarding the use of fire drills in March 1911. "Based on the author's novel Remember Me, this graphic novel captures the melancholy nature of the story-the isolation from, and longing for, the familiar comforts of home and family-through Shoemaker's limited-palette, charcoal-hued illustrations."Let them burn. "Though Holocaust stories are by definition horrifying, this one offers some hope."- "Publishers Weekly" ★ "Author and illustrator show their collaborative finesse in a wonderfully rendered marriage between text and art.A book that invites close reading, this will spark interest in the plight of all refugees."- "Kirkus Reviews, starred review"
The poignant story is relatable to the terrible situation facing refugees in Europe and around the world today. "This beautifully rendered graphic novel.would make a gentle, highly visual addition to Holocaust curriculum, or it could be an excellent tool for introducing xenophobia and refugee crisis to upper-elementary and middle-grade readers."- "Booklist" In this follow-up to the successful Goodbye Marianne, Irene Watts explores what it is like for a young refugee girl to flee Nazi-occupied Austria alone.
"Both Watts and Shoemaker have created a story that really manages to convey the fear, the tension, the unease of a refugee arriving in a country where she is not really welcomed by everyone, and even looked down on by some.Hopefully, this is a book that will get young readers thinking."- "The Children's War Blog" "Black-and-white pencil sketches reflect a mood of loneliness and the bleakness of the time period.The glossary.does a great job of explaining terms at an age-appropriate level without shying away from harsh truths."- "School Library Journal"
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