Ashes of Roses
 

Ashes of Roses

by Mary Jane Auch

Sixteen-year-old Margaret Rose Nolan, newly arrived from Ireland, finds work at New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory shortly before the 1911 fire in which 146 employees died.

Sixteen-year-old Rose Nolan and her family are grateful to have finally reached America, the great land of opportunity. Their happiness is shattered when part of their family is forced to return to... (read more)

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Babygirl17
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I read this book in sixth grade and it is still one of my all time favorite books.If you love history and learning about the past this book for you.

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NICOLE:^)
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It was OK. It dragged out too long, though.

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