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To See the Stars | Jan Andrews

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In her deeply-affecting final novel, acclaimed children's writer and storyteller Jan Andrews gives us Edie Murphy--an indomitable and engaging heroine on the cusp of womanhood. The novel moves from Edie's remote Newfoundland outport to St. John's and finally to New York City's Lower East Side. Against the background of the history-making "Uprising" of 1909, when 20,000 garment workers went on strike for better working conditions, and the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911), Edie begins to find her own voice, hone her already-strong will, and learn about the true nature of home. A celebration of the strength of women and the power of community.

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To See the Stars | Jan Andrews

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Edie is 15 when she leaves Newfoundland to work & help support her younger siblings at home. The hard life & limited options for the working poor in the early 20th century is portrayed in a quiet, poignant way. It took a while to adjust to the rhythm of short sentences & Newfie words (brewis, sheeny, mauzy) but soon I felt I understood Edie‘s heart. Garment worker unionizing in NYC, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire—it‘s all made real. 🇨🇦

Tanisha_A And what a beautiful cover! 💗 5y

Lindy @Tanisha_A I‘m glad you like it. I had trouble photographing this cover because of reflection off the shiny surface. The illustrations have an old-timey look that suits the story. 5y

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Lindy

To See the Stars | Jan Andrews

The sky was clear, clear, clear. The night was so beautiful. Everything where I was—on earth—all wind & whirling, everything up above as still as it could be. Stars by the million, all so gleaming. The blackness in between them, dark as dark. A sight worth seeing. I held the baby up to look.

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