{"product_id":"books-uprising-by-margaret-peterson-haddix","title":"Uprising","description":"\u003cb\u003eAround 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oh, please, God, don't let me die, she thought. I've never even had a chance to live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Margaret Peterson Haddix draws on extensive historical research to bring the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to tangible life through her thrilling story of Bella, Yetta, and Jane.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672599585041,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781416911722.jpg?v=1781520431","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-uprising-by-margaret-peterson-haddix","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}