menu
{ "item_title" : "Missing from Haymarket Square", "item_author" : [" Harriette Gillem Robinet "], "item_description" : "CHICAGO, 1886. Twelve-year-old Dinah Bell is too young to be working twelve-hour days. But to the factory and mill owners, age doesn't matter. In fact nothing seems to matter to them except how much work gets done. But Dinah and workers like her have many concerns: Food is scarce, wages are small, and hope seems out of reach. Dinah's father knows there must be a better way -- that's why he and eight thousand others are planning to march for an eight-hour day. But when her father is taken prisoner for helping to plan the march, Dinah is desperate to rescue him. As the march gives way to a terrifying riot, Dinah faces constant danger and a persistent question: What will become of her family if she does not set her father free?", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/68/985/490/0689854900_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "8.99", "online_price" : "8.99", "our_price" : "8.99", "club_price" : "8.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
Missing from Haymarket Square|Harriette Gillem Robinet

Missing from Haymarket Square

local_shippingShip to Me
In Stock.
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

CHICAGO, 1886. Twelve-year-old Dinah Bell is too young to be working twelve-hour days. But to the factory and mill owners, age doesn't matter. In fact nothing seems to matter to them except how much work gets done. But Dinah and workers like her have many concerns: Food is scarce, wages are small, and hope seems out of reach.
Dinah's father knows there must be a better way -- that's why he and eight thousand others are planning to march for an eight-hour day. But when her father is taken prisoner for helping to plan the march, Dinah is desperate to rescue him. As the march gives way to a terrifying riot, Dinah faces constant danger and a persistent question: What will become of her family if she does not set her father free?

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780689854903
  • ISBN-10: 0689854900
  • Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
  • Publish Date: January 2003
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.37 pounds
  • Page Count: 142
  • Reading Level: Ages 9-13

Related Categories

You May Also Like...

    1

BAM Customer Reviews