Uprising (2007)

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.… (more)

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This was incredibly dull on second read. Vivid passages I looked forward to were bland. most of this was the friendship between the three girls and their class differences. The disaster came at the end and should have broken my heart, but I was only sad. I'm glad I got to read it again, though.. (

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iszevthere | Jun 20, 2022 |

Haddix is one of my favorite authors and I love almost every book she’s written. This book is a great way to learn about history without feeling like you’re reading about history. (

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bnbookgirl | Apr 10, 2019 |

"Uprising" paints a vivid picture of life in New York City in the early 1900s. Three Jewish immigrants and one socialite are the main characters. Page by page their daily lives are described and used as prologue to the issues of union organizing and striking, and the deplorable working conditions in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911.

Young readers can gain some insight into the reasons for labor unions and how striking workers can sometimes improve factory working conditions. Issues of women's suffrage are also presented in an anecdotal manner and describe the plight of young women who have no voice and are often deprived of a college education because they are female. The book ends with a twist and is generally able to capture the reader's interest. - Jane M. (

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cavlibrary | Nov 27, 2016 |

solid YA historical fiction (

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Margaret Peterson Haddix	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Toren, Suzanne	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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New York, New York, USA

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, New York, New York, USA

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory strike (1909 | 1910)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911-03-25)

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In memory of the 20,000 and the 146.

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Tell me about the fire.

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In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.

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Around her the workers were screaming out prayers and curses.... She herself was sobbing tearlessly.... Her only prayer was still, "I don't want to die."
Oh, please, God, don't let me die, she thought. I've never even had a chance to live.
Bella, newly arrived in New York from Italy, gets a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. There, along with hundreds of other immigrants, she works long hours at a grueling job under terrible conditions. Yetta, a coworker from Russia, has been crusading for a union, and when factory conditions worsen, she helps workers rise up in a strike. Wealthy Jane learns of the plight of the workers and becomes involved with their cause.
Bella and Yetta are at work -- and Jane is visiting the factory -- on March 25, 1911, when a spark ignites some cloth and the building is engulfed in fire, leading to one of the worst workplace disasters ever.

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