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The Girl in the Triangle by Joyana Peters
4.0
Ruth is a Jewish 🟦 immigrant from Russia. She's faced so many hardships there trying to provide for her family while her father and future husband traveled to America to make a future for them.
Once she gets to America, Ruth takes a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to help make ends meet and help save for her fiancé’s family to join them in America.
When 20,000 workers strike to gain fair wages, safe working conditions, and reasonable hours, Ruth feels she needs to stand up for workers rights. It's what her brother died for, so it has to be the right thing to do, right?
Will Ruth lose everyone she loves to help change the world?
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This book is a fictional retelling of the historical Triangle Factory Fire. I had never heard of it before this and I found the historical details just as interesting as the book. I will say that I learned something and found myself research about the fire to learn more. This book was very well researched.
The characters were well developed, though I would have liked to hear more of Ester's story.
I certainly learned something with this book. It shows so much about how women, Jewish individuals, and immigrants lived and were treated. It's a great conversation starter.
Once she gets to America, Ruth takes a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to help make ends meet and help save for her fiancé’s family to join them in America.
When 20,000 workers strike to gain fair wages, safe working conditions, and reasonable hours, Ruth feels she needs to stand up for workers rights. It's what her brother died for, so it has to be the right thing to do, right?
Will Ruth lose everyone she loves to help change the world?
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This book is a fictional retelling of the historical Triangle Factory Fire. I had never heard of it before this and I found the historical details just as interesting as the book. I will say that I learned something and found myself research about the fire to learn more. This book was very well researched.
The characters were well developed, though I would have liked to hear more of Ester's story.
I certainly learned something with this book. It shows so much about how women, Jewish individuals, and immigrants lived and were treated. It's a great conversation starter.