Greenwood, Barbara

Twelve-year-old Emily must hold down her job working twelve-hour days in a garment factory in order to keep from starving. A story that includes historical interludes about the working conditions in factories at the turn of the century.

Tells the story of what Thanksgiving was like for the Robertsons, a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1841.

Tells the story of what life was like for the Robertsons, a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840.

A fictional account of a slave family from the U.S. and a Canadian family who helps them escape by way of the Underground Railroad in 1856.

Presents the fictitious story of twelve-year-old Emily who works in garment factory to describe the practice of child labor in the early 1900s. Includes historical accounts and photographs of children in difficult and dangerous factory conditions.

Tells the story of what Thanksgiving was like for the Robertsons, a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1841.