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Author Lyon, George Ella, 1949-

Title Which side are you on? : the story of a song / by George Ella Lyon ; art work by Christopher Cardinale.

Publication Info. El Paso : Cinco Puntos Press, [2011]
©2011

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 782.42 LYON    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J782.42 LYO    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J782.42 LYO    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "Which Side Are You On? tells the story of a song which was written in 1931 by Florence Reece in a rain of bullets. Florence's husband Sam was a coal miner in Kentucky. Miners went on strike until they could get better pay, safer working conditions, and health care. The company hired thugs to attack the organizers like Sam Reece. Writer George Ella Lyon tells this hair-raising story through the eyes of one of Florence's daughters, a dry-witted pig-tailed gal, whose vantage point is from under the bed with her six brothers and sisters. The thugs' bullets hit the thin doors and windows of the company house, the kids lying low wonder whether they're going to make it out of this alive, wonder exactly if this strike will make their lives better or end them, but their mother keeps scribbling and singing. "We need a song," she tells her kids. That's not at all what they think they need."-- Provided by publisher.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.9 0.5 147314.
Subject Reece, Florence, 1900-1986. Which side are you on? -- Juvenile literature.
Miners -- Kentucky -- Songs and music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
Miners -- Labor unions -- Kentucky -- Songs and music -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Cardinale, Christopher, illustrator.
ISBN 9781933693965 alkaline paper $17.95
1933693967 alkaline paper
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