Set at the time of the great strike of 1902, this novel traces the changes and conflicts in fourteen-year-old Pat McFarlane as he leaves school to work in the Pennsylvania coal mines that have so recently taken the life of his father.
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"Adventure and history meet in a fine tale of the strength of the human spirit." (VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) )
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N. A. Perez was born in Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. The idea for The Slopes of War took shape after a family visit to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Touched by the terrible and significant battle that had been fought there, the author felt that although much had been written about the event itself, little had ever captured what was going on in the hearts and minds of the residents when the war rumbled to their doorsteps in July 1863.
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As used in an Industrial Revolution Thematic Unit,
By A.M. Cloutier (Royalston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Breaker (Hardcover)
I taught this book as part of a cirriculum unit on the Industrial Revolution. It's a really grim topic, and the book manages to not be over-done in that way. It is descriptive with regards to the actual work and working conditions of breaker boys, as well as having a solid plot and well-developed characters.
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The breaker whistle blew. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Father Conlin, Scatter Patch, Back Street, Brian Foley, Alex Pawlek, John Mitchell, Blackie Pyle, Chester Cezlak, Kevin Dugan, Miss Bates, Boomer Gogarty, Fourth of July, Jimmie Reese, Kenny Bowen, Cork Lane, Joanna Pawlek, Labor Day, Michael Kulik, Mike Kulik, Old Sport, Ethel Dugan, Father Reilly, Old Overholt, Clarence Darrow, Colin Daly New!
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The breaker whistle blew. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
picker boss, slate pickers, coal patch, anthracite region Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Father Conlin, Scatter Patch, Back Street, Brian Foley, Alex Pawlek, John Mitchell, Blackie Pyle, Chester Cezlak, Kevin Dugan, Miss Bates, Boomer Gogarty, Fourth of July, Jimmie Reese, Kenny Bowen, Cork Lane, Joanna Pawlek, Labor Day, Michael Kulik, Mike Kulik, Old Sport, Ethel Dugan, Father Reilly, Old Overholt, Clarence Darrow, Colin Daly New!
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