"Factories Fiction." . . "New York (N.Y.)" . . "New York (State)" . . "Triangle Shirtwaist Company" . . "Triangle Shirtwaist Company." . "Friendship." . . . . "Haddix, Margaret Peterson" . . "Labor disputes Juvenile fiction." . . "Immigrants." . . "Strikes and lockouts Juvenile fiction." . . . "Young adult works"@en . "Young adult works" . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . . . . . . . . . "The fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers, is one of the worst disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and the disaster, which brought attention to the labor movement in America, is part of the curriculum in classrooms throughout the country. Told from alternating points of view, this historical novel draws upon the experiences of three very different young women: Bella, who has just emigrated from Italy and doesn't speak a word of English; Yetta, a Russian immigrant and crusader for labor rights; and Jane, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Bella and Yetta work together at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory under terrible conditions--their pay is docked for even the slightest mistake, the bosses turn the clocks back so closing time is delayed, and they are locked into the factory all day, only to be frisked before they leave at night to make sure they haven't stolen any shirtwaists. When the situation worsens, Yetta leads the factory's effort to strike, and she meets Jane on the picket line. Jane, who feels trapped by the limits of her own sheltered existence, joins a group of high-society women who have taken an interest in the strike as a way of supporting women's suffrage. Through a series of twists and turns, the three girls become fast friends--and all of them are in the Triangle Shirtwast Factory on March 25, 1911, the day of the fateful fire. In a novel that puts a human face on the tragedy, Margaret Peterson Haddix has created a sweeping, forceful tale that will have readers guessing until the last page who--if anyone--survives."@en . . . . . . . . "In 1927, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including the miserable working conditions that led to a strike and the fire that took the lives of her two best friends."@en . "Juvenile works" . "Juvenile works"@en . . . . . . . "In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old."@en . . . "In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes." . "In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes."@en . . . . . . "Historical fiction"@en . "Uprising" . "Uprising"@en . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "Young adult fiction" . "Young adult fiction"@en . . . "Factories Juvenile fiction." . . "Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire (1911)" . . . "20th Century." . . "Immigrants Fiction." . . "Labor disputes." . . "1898 - 1951" . . "Labor disputes Fiction." . . "Immigrants Juvenile fiction." . . "Strikes and lockouts." . . "Strikes and lockouts Fiction." . . "Factories." . . "Strikes Fiction." . .