Lucy Fights the Flames: A Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Survival Story by Julie Gilbert

Lucy Fights the Flames: A Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Survival Story

Girls Survive

Julie Gilbert with Alessia Trunfio (Illustrator)

112 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical dark slow-paced
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In 1911, fourteen-year-old Lucy Morelli lives with her parents, older brother, and several youngers siblings in a crowded apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Lucy dreams of going to college, but her Italian immigrant ...

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Community Reviews

3.96
based on 34 reviews

Moods

emotional: 62%

sad: 62%

dark: 50%

challenging: 37%

informative: 37%

reflective: 37%

tense: 37%

adventurous: 25%

inspiring: 25%


Pace

50% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

71% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

14% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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