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This is a large (8 1/4" x 10 3/4") paperback book, beautifully illustrated in watercolor on Arches paper. It is wartime, and "colored women" are being hired in Chicago to fill in for the men who are off fighting. Ada Ruth is left with her grandmother while her mother takes a job washing trains. Ada Ruth watches for the postman and adopts a stray cat to fill the endless days until her mother finall... More
Book Information
Publisher | Scholastic, Inc. |
Binding | Paperback (7 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 30 |
ISBN-10 | 0439808103 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0439808101 |
Publication Date | /2005 |
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2/15/2008 Nancy Tolson said:
tags: Inspired me
Her mother has gone north to find work in the Chicago train yards because this is a time when the men are at war and many women throughout the United States have stepped up to fill their shoes. Letters and days being missed are seen through her daughter who probably doesn't even realize that her mot... more
tags: Inspired me
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