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Shutting out the sky : Life in the tenements of New York, 1880-1915
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Shutting out the sky : Life in the tenements of New York, 1880-1915
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Photographs and text document the experiences of finve individuals who came to live in the lower East Side of New York City as children or young adults from Belarus, Italy, and Romania at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Title
Shutting out the sky : Life in the tenements of New York, 1880-1915
Call No
307.76 HOP
Edition
First edition.
Authors
Hopkinson, Deborah
Subjects
Poor--New York (State)
Tenement houses.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898.
Language
English
Reading Counts!®
Quiz Number: 33902
Points: 6
Interest Level: 3-5
Reading Level: 4.9
Lexile
Codes: 990
Published
New York : Orchard Books, 2003
Publication Desc
134 pages.
ISBN
0439375908

library binding

LCCN
2002044781
Awards Note
Jane Addams Books for Older Children Honor, 2004 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Books for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, 2004