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1) Lyddie
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English
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Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 27
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
Description
Geronimo Stilton regrets that he is too busy to celebrate Christmas in New Mouse City and wishes he could fly to Santa's toy factory.
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It's true that Anna Trent is a supervisor in a chocolate factory ... but that doesn't necessarily mean she knows how to make chocolate. And when a fateful accident gives her the opportunity to work at Paris's elite chocolatier Le Chapeau Chocolat, Anna expects to be outed as a fraud. After all, there is a world of difference between chalky, mass-produced English chocolate and the gourmet confections Anna's new boss creates. But with a bit of luck...
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"Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr. Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world is opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory for five lucky children. It's the prize of a lifetime! Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of melted chocolate delight await- Charlie needs just one Golden Ticket and these delicious treats could all be his."--Back cover.
6) Metaltown
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Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Edition.
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English
Description
The rules of Metaltown are simple: Work hard, keep your head down, and watch your back. You look out for number one, and no one knows that better than Ty. She's been surviving on the factory line as long as she can remember. But now Ty has Colin. She's no longer alone; it's the two of them against the world. That's something even a town this brutal can't take away from her. Until it does. Lena's future depends on her family's factory, a beast that...
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Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 19
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It is up to the Thea sisters to investigate when an Ecuadorian chocolate factory known for its environmental practices begins malfunctioning and the owner suspects sabotage.
8) Uprising
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English
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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.
9) Wonka
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Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Media tie-in edition.
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English
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"'Wonka' tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker becomes the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.
10) Oh, Ducky!
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Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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Johnny, who works at a chocolate factory, loses his beloved rubber ducky in the chocolate machine, but with help from a music-loving taste tester and an odd inventor, everything comes out just fine.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Left-handers are creative. Left-handers are geniuses. Half of all cats are lefties! (Or so says Stink.) But Judy is a righty ... and Judy is feeling left out. Tomorrow is Left Handers Day, and Stink and Dad, the southpaws in the Moody family, are celebrating at the pretzel factory. Judy is allowed to come along on one condition: she has to be left-handed the whole entire day. It's on!
14) Glow
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"When thrift-store aficionado Julie discovers a series of antique paintings with hidden glowing images that are only visible in the dark, she uncovers a century-old romance and the haunting true story of the Radium Girls"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Forced to drop out of school at the age of fourteen to help support her family, Angela, an Italian immigrant, works long hours for low wages in a garment factory, and becomes a participant in the shirtwaist worker strikes of 1909.
17) Lyddie
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Series
Espasa juvenil volume 18
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Primera reimpresión (USA).
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Español
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Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
19) Factory girl
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"In order to save her family's farm, Roshen, sixteen, must leave her rural home to work in a factory in the south of China. There she finds arduous and degrading conditions and contempt for her minority (Uyghur) background. Sustained by her bond with other Uyghur girls, Roshen is resolved to endure all to help her family and ultimately her people"--
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English
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"It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child. Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune,...
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