Juvenile Titles

1. Amelia's Road Altman, Linda Jacobs/ Sanchez, Enrique O. (Ilt) J-E
GL 1-5
Tired of moving around so much, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, dreams of a stable home.

2. Dreaming of America : An Ellis Island Story Bunting, Eve/ Stahl, Ben F. (Ilt) J FIC B
GL 2-4
Annie Moore cares for her two younger brothers on board the ship sailing from Ireland to America, where she becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island on her fifteenth birthday, January 1, 1892.

3. Esperanza Rising Ryan, Pam Munoz J FIC RYAN
GL 4 and Up
When a sudden tragedy shatters Esperanza’s sheltered world, she and her mother emigrate to California to work in the fields and start a new life.

4. Fire! : The Beginnings of the Labor Movement Goldin, Barbara Diamond/ Watling, James (Ilt) J FIC G
GL 2-6
In 1911 Rosie becomes involved in the struggle for better working conditions in factories when fire rips through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where her older sister Freyda is employed.

5. Kids on Strike Bartoletti, Susan Campbell J q331.892 B
GL 4 and Up
This comprehensive look at the businesses and industries that exploited child laborers examines the social and economic factors that led to child labor strikes and the enactment of child labor laws.

6. Lyddie Paterson, Katherine J FIC P
GL 5-9
Rich in historical detail, this story set in the mid--nineteenth century encompasses three years in the life of Lyddie Worthen, a young Vermont farm girl who goes to work in the factories of Lowell, Massachusetts.

7. Paperboy Holland, Isabelle J FIC H
GL 3 and Up
In 1881 New York City, teenaged Kevin O’Donnell, ever conscious of the prejudice against the Irish poor, struggles to support his sick father and young sister by working as a messenger for a prominent newspaper. But finds his job threatened when he is falsely accused of stealing from his employer.

8. A. Philip Randolph and the Labor Movement Cwiklik, Robert J B RANDOLPH C
GL 4-6
Thoughtful biography of a courageous African American labor and civil rights leader.

9. Restless Spirit : The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange Partridge, Elizabeth/ Lange, Dorothea J 770.92 LANGE P
GL 5-9
Dorothea Lange’s life story is illustrated by her famous photographs which include portraits of starving migrant workers in California and Japanese – Americans interned during WWII.

10. Working Cotton Williams, Sherley Anne/ Byard, Carole (Ilt)/ Byard, Carole M. (Ilt) J-E
Ages 4-8
A young black girl relates the daily events of her family's migrant life in the cotton fields of central California.

11. We Shall Not Be Moved: The Women's Factory Strike of 1909 Dash, Joan J 331.479 D
GL 3-9
Describes in gripping detail the inhumane conditions for women workers, mostly Jewish and Italian immigrants, in early twentieth-century Manhattan shirtwaist factories. The text provides stirring portraits of the women from all classes who united behind the cause. An insert of black-and-white archival photographs is included

12. Teammates Golenbock, Peter/ Bacon, Paul J 796.357 G
GL 1-4
Enhanced by an unusual combination of archival photographs and vigorous illustrations, this thoughtful, noteworthy book chronicles Jackie Robinson's early days with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

13. Molly's Pilgrim Cohen, Barbara/ Duffy, Daniel M. (Ilt) J FIC C
GL 1-2
First published in 1983, this affecting story tells of a Russian immigrant girl whose mother makes a contemporary Pilgrim doll (modeled on herself, a modern pilgrim who came to America seeking religious freedom) for the class model of the first Plymouth Thanksgiving

14. Great Migration : An American Story Lawrence, Jacob J 759.13 L
GL 3 and Up.
This stirring picture book (published in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art and the Phillips Collection) brings together the 60 panels of Lawrence's epic narrative Migration series, which he created in the years 1940-41. They tell of the journey of African Americans who left their homes in the South around the time of World War I and traveled in search of work and better lives in the northern industrial cities.