The little match girl strikes back /
Carroll, Emma, 1970-
The little match girl strikes back / Emma Carroll ; illuminated by Lauren Child. - First US edition. - 198 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.
The borrowed slippers : Goose -- The factory of nightmares The slipper stealer -- Three broken matches -- Mrs. Besant and my mam -- The final match -- Mrs. Gladstone arrives -- Striking back -- Almost a fairytale : a better ending -- Notes from the author and illustrator. Chapter One : Chapter Two : Chapter Three : Chapter Four : Chapter Five : Chapter Six : Chapter Seven : Chapter Eght : Chapter Nine :
"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, Bridie leads the match factory workers out on strike, achieving the remarkable through their unity and courage."--
9781536233353 1536233358
2022923517
Girls--Juvenile fiction.
Poverty--Juvenile fiction.
Death--Juvenile fiction.
Child labor--Juvenile fiction.
Matches--Juvenile fiction.
Folk tales.
The little match girl strikes back / Emma Carroll ; illuminated by Lauren Child. - First US edition. - 198 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.
The borrowed slippers : Goose -- The factory of nightmares The slipper stealer -- Three broken matches -- Mrs. Besant and my mam -- The final match -- Mrs. Gladstone arrives -- Striking back -- Almost a fairytale : a better ending -- Notes from the author and illustrator. Chapter One : Chapter Two : Chapter Three : Chapter Four : Chapter Five : Chapter Six : Chapter Seven : Chapter Eght : Chapter Nine :
"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, Bridie leads the match factory workers out on strike, achieving the remarkable through their unity and courage."--
9781536233353 1536233358
2022923517
Girls--Juvenile fiction.
Poverty--Juvenile fiction.
Death--Juvenile fiction.
Child labor--Juvenile fiction.
Matches--Juvenile fiction.
Folk tales.