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Author:

Littlefield, Holly, 1963-

Title:

The rooftop adventure of Minnie and Tessa, factory fire survivors / by Holly Littlefield ; adaptation by Amanda Doering Tourville ; illustrated by Ted Hammond and Richard Carbajal.

Publisher:

Graphic Universe,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

31 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Triangle Shirtwaist Company--Fire, 1911--Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Catholics--Juvenile fiction.
Jews--United States--Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951--Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.

Other Authors:

Doering, Amanda, 1980-
Hammond, Ted, ill.
Carbajal, Richard, ill.

Notes:

Adapted from the 1996 novel, Fire at the Triangle factory, by Holly Littlefield. Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Two immigrant friends, Jewish Minnie and Catholic Tessa, work long hours at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, and when a fire breaks out on March 25, 1911, trapping dozens of workers inside, they help one another to escape the flames. Includes facts about the factory, the fire, and its aftermath.

Series:

History's kid heroes

ISBN:

0761370714 (pbk.)
9780761370710 (pbk.)
0761361790 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
9780761361794 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)660800382

LCCN:

2010028952

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)