Julie Kathleen Gilbert

Girls Survive

Lucy Fights the Flames (Aug-2019)
Daisy and the Deadly Flu (Jan-2020)
Leah Braves the Flood (Aug-2020)

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  Lucy Fights the Flames
  

  • Aug-2019
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  Girls Survive
  

  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 fam...

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  Daisy and the Deadly Flu
  

  • Jan-2020
  • / General Fiction
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  Girls Survive
  

  In 1918, fourteen-year-old Daisy's family has fallen on hard times. Her sister Elsie's fiance was recently deployed to fight in World War I, and her father's newspaper was forced to shut down for criticizing the U.S. entrance into the war. When the S...

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  The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Fight for Workers' Rights
  

  • Aug-2020
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  In November 1909, thousands of factory workers walked off the job to protest the terrible working conditions in New York City factories. Joining the picket lines was dangerous, with thugs and police officers harassing picketers, but the protests stir...

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  Leah Braves the Flood
  

  • Aug-2020
  • / General Fiction
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  Girls Survive
  

  Leah dreams of leaving behind the crowded streets of Boston's North End neighborhood to journey west. It's the only way she'll have the future she wants - one that doesn't involve her getting married or working in a factory. But then the molasses tan...

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  Bonnie and the Fiery Crash
  

  • Aug-2024
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  The year is 1937, and the Hindenburg airship is about to land. Twelve-year-old Bonnie has enjoyed her journey across the Atlantic Ocean on the airship. She’s marveled by the sight of New York City when she hears a big THUD! In the moments that ...

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