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Around her the workers were screaming out prayers and curses.... She herself was sobbing tearlessly.... Her only prayer was still, "I don't want to die." Oh, please, God, don't let me die, she thought. I've never even had a chance to live. Bella, newly arrived in New York from Italy, gets a... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Bella: Immigrant from Italy
  • Yetta: Immigrant from Russia
  • Jane: the rich girl

First Sentence

"Tell me about the fire" Mrs. Livingston stares at the young women standing vefore her---the young woman who has barged into house uninvited, unannounced.

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  1. Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author)
 

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