TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wiseman,Ellen Marie
TI  - Coal River
SN  - 1617734470
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Kensington Books
KW  - Orphans
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Child labor
KW  - Poor
KW  - Miners
KW  - Pennsylvania
N1  - "A novel"--Cover; Includes discussion questions
N2  - "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
ER  -