| Author: | Joan Lowery Nixon | ISBN: | 9780307827494 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books | Publication: | November 27, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joan Lowery Nixon |
| ISBN: | 9780307827494 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| Publication: | November 27, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
| Language: | English |
Irish immigrant Rose Carney has a difficult life in Chicago. She’s working to help pay for her mother’s and sisters’ passages, dealing with her father’s drinking problem, and worrying about her brothers’ involvement in questionable activities. Rose becomes committed to a campaign to clean up Chicago and fight for world peace, but she knows her family responsibilities come first. With everything that’s happening in her life, can Rose hold on to her American dream?
Irish immigrant Rose Carney has a difficult life in Chicago. She’s working to help pay for her mother’s and sisters’ passages, dealing with her father’s drinking problem, and worrying about her brothers’ involvement in questionable activities. Rose becomes committed to a campaign to clean up Chicago and fight for world peace, but she knows her family responsibilities come first. With everything that’s happening in her life, can Rose hold on to her American dream?
