Overview
Ellen Howard pens a charming young adult novel revealing the hardships of life for poor, ten-year-old Emma in mid-1800s England.When ten-year-old Emma is late by one minute to her job at the silk mill where she works ten hours a day, she is locked out. Even though none of it is her fault, she is certain her pay will be docked and her brother-in-law, Ben, will beat her when she gets home. With no idea what to do, she sinks to the ground and cries. Until, through her tears, she sees a gate in a wall that she has never spotted before. Hesitantly, she pushes the gates open, putting off her return home. As she passes through the gate, she spots a strangely beautiful boat floating in a canal. With nothing but hope, the gate brings Emma into an entirely new life as she finds a way to utilize her artistic gifts as a canal woman.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781416967965
- ISBN-10: 1416967966
- Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
- Publish Date: November 2007
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.41 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.39 pounds
- Page Count: 160
- Reading Level: Ages 8-12
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