January 1905: A Novel

by Katharine Boling

Book Overview

The winter has been a tough one for Pauline and Arlene's family. Though only eleven, the twin girls are old in too many ways: They know what it is to work to exhaustion, to be hamstrung by longing, to be blind with hate.

Pauline labors from dawn to dusk alongside the other members of her family at the local cotton mill, and wishes she could stay home like her sister. Meanwhile, crippled Arlene takes care of all the housework and cooking,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 015205121X
• ISBN13: 9780152051211
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Lovely book about my grandmother's day

I picked this up because it reminded me of pictures of my grandmother and her sister. My daughter loved it. It gives a glimpse of a time in place in American history that is not a part of the traditional history curriculum.