01156    a2200193   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100002100057245001700078300003400095362000900129490001300138520070200151650002500853650001800878650002700896650001600923650002300939121730  a9781407116723  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aOldfield, Pamela10aFactory Girl  a139 p.c2 x 0.39 x 7.8 inches0 a20110 aMy Story  aIn 1888, Florence works as a match girl in dangerous factory conditions. There’s talk of a strike, but striking means no work – and no pay! Meanwhile, a young journalist is keen to hear Florence’s story. Women have never gone on strike before! But is he stirring up trouble just to sell newspapers? Everybody knows the sad tale of the Little Match Girl, but less well known is the story of the girls and women who slaved for fourteen hours a day in the match factories for appalling pay, only to contract fatal illnesses such as phossy jaw. Told from the perspective of a young factory worker, this major new My Story title tells a fascinating tale of the brutality of Victorian child labor. 4aDiaries and Journals 4aStrong Womens 4aYoung Adult Literature 4aChild Labor 4aHistorical Fiction