Coal River /
Wiseman, Ellen Marie.
Coal River / Ellen Marie Wiseman. - viii, 339 pages ; 21 cm
"A novel"--Cover. Includes discussion questions.
"As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at nineteen, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. And as the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience."--Provided by publisher.
1617734470 9781617734472
Orphans--Fiction.
Child labor--Fiction.
Poor--Fiction.
Miners--Fiction.
Pennsylvania--Fiction.
Coal River / Ellen Marie Wiseman. - viii, 339 pages ; 21 cm
"A novel"--Cover. Includes discussion questions.
"As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at nineteen, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. And as the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience."--Provided by publisher.
1617734470 9781617734472
Orphans--Fiction.
Child labor--Fiction.
Poor--Fiction.
Miners--Fiction.
Pennsylvania--Fiction.