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In 1911, fourteen-year-old Lucy Morelli lives with her parents, older brother, and several youngers siblings in a crowded apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Lucy dreams of going to college, but her Italian immigrant family relies heavily on her income from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to survive. Lucy finds the factory work boring, but the working conditions are better than many other jobs. But when Lucy and her best friend, Rosie, head to work one Saturday in March, everything changes. Fire breaks out in the factory, and the doors are locked, trapping hundreds of workers inside. Lucy must battle the flames to save her own life -- and Rosie's. Readers can learn the real story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, one of the deadliest industrial disaster's in U.S. history, from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

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14-year-old Lucy Morelli dreams of going to college, but for her Italian immigrant family in 1911 New York, her income from work is critical. Every day she joins her best friend Rosie at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where the pay is good -- but the work is boring and the supervisors regularly lock the workers in to ensure they won't steal. And one Saturday morning, when a fire breaks out, Lucy is faced with a fight for her life. This riveting book from the Girls Survive series tells the story of the notorious Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, one of America's deadliest industrial disasters and the driving force behind several key labor reforms, through the eyes of one of its workers.--Katherine A Mighty Girl

"14-year-old Lucy Morelli dreams of going to college, but for her Italian immigrant family in 1911 New York, her income from work is critical. Every day she joins her best friend Rosie at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where the pay is good -- but the work is boring and the supervisors regularly lock the workers in to ensure they won't steal. And one Saturday morning, when a fire breaks out, Lucy is faced with a fight for her life. This riveting book from the Girls Survive series tells the story of the notorious Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, one of America's deadliest industrial disasters and the driving force behind several key labor reforms, through the eyes of one of its workers.--Katherine ""A Mighty Girl"""

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Julie Gilbert has been writing and publishing since the fourth grade, when she stapled together a series of graphic novels about her cat. Julie is the author of the Dark Waters series from Stone Arch Books, as well as several titles in the Girls Survive series. She also has written Cemetery Songs, a novel for young adults. Julie's novels consider themes of identity and belonging, often with a healthy dose of fantasy and magic. She lives with her family in Minnesota. Alessia was Born in southern Italy in 1990 but she grew up in Rome, where she still lives. She has wanted to be an illustrator since she was a child. After a Degree in the Animation course of the International School of Comics based in Rome in 2013, Alessia has worked as Background Artist for some of the most important roman animation studios. She currently works as a freelance artist on various Animation and illustration projects.

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