And the fire seemed to come up pretty abruptly. I hadn't even become used to the idea of Rose's working in a factory and earning her own money and doing things with her new friends. I wasn't ready to let go of those happy moments so soon. But this book was a nice glimpse into life in this time period and the problems surrounding workers of the day. View all 3 comments.
Dec 02, Lisa rated it really liked it. Sisley really wanted me to read this book. I bought it about two years ago. This was a sad, sad book. I had read some things about the shirtwaist fire so I knew the premise of the story. It made me ponder if coming to America really did make better lives for most people. I value my family and those relationships high above everything else. These poor young girls who worked so incredibly hard in filthy, dangerous, unhealthy and labor intensive jobs.
I kept wishing I were the owners of the shirtwaist company and could really change the situations of these poor young women and make it a place where the environment had mutual respect and humane working conditions. The fire made me sick to my stomach. When the book was describing the circumstances and details I was left stunned and sickened.
Reading and trying to understand the lives my ancestors had to endure by leaving their beloved countries makes me so grateful and proud. I am humbled by their sacrifices, courage and forward thinking. Jan 11, Molly Kathleen rated it it was amazing. I couldn't put this book down!
It was beautifully written. The protagonist Rose is a very relatable character. This is a wonderful book for girls in middle school.
It was very empowering for young women. Mar 26, Chelsea rated it really liked it Shelves: books-read-in Aug 24, Rebecca Radnor rated it really liked it Shelves: historical-fiction-ya , migrations , gilded-age.
An immigrant story that highlights all the hardships of coming to America, that culminates in the notorious Triangle shirtwaist factory fire. It's well written and would be a useful teaching tool for the time period and learning about the immigrant experience as well the rise of unions. The central character is a 16 year old Irish catholic girl, Rose, who immigrates to America with her family.
From their very arrival there are problems, her baby brother doesn't pass the Ellis Island medical eye An immigrant story that highlights all the hardships of coming to America, that culminates in the notorious Triangle shirtwaist factory fire. From their very arrival there are problems, her baby brother doesn't pass the Ellis Island medical eye exam and her father opts to travel with him back to Ireland. The uncle who was supposed to meet them at Ellis Island never arrives, and when they manage to sneak past the guards un-escorted women are not allowed into the country and find his home, they discover not only that he did not know they were coming but that his new wife a German Lutheran does not want them there and considers them an embarrassment.
The Uncle is heavily involved in city politics and his wife considers her own family to be middle class, and her greenhorn Irish relative to be lower class. In attempt to be less of a burden, and to earn enough money to find housing away from her aunt, Rose manages to find a sweat shop job, further embarrassing her German Aunt. Rather than return to the Uncle's home as promised, they decide to try to survive on their own, and opt to move into a room in the lower east side.
From that point on we begin to learn about the struggles of young girls who worked in the sweat shops of New York, the rise of unions, and finally the we live inside Rose's head as she struggles to survive while locked inside the burning triangle shirtwaist factory where she works. View 2 comments. Feb 26, Mary rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
This is a children's story I happened to pick up in a random selection at the library. I read it without reading the back or knowing anything about it. If you want the most impact from this book then do the same.
However it is for an older child who has some maturity. Spoiler alert ahead! I thought it was an informative story about immigration to America, in the early 's. It would be hard to be treated like cattle as you came into Ellis Island, families were sent back or split up if someone w This is a children's story I happened to pick up in a random selection at the library. It would be hard to be treated like cattle as you came into Ellis Island, families were sent back or split up if someone was too ill to enter America.
This is what happens to her family. Later her mom gives up and goes back but because the two girls are determined lets them stay. I read it and thought about it and thought it was about the early workers strikes etc Oh my goodness when tragedy spoke I was stunned, horrified and I cried.
This is why I gave it 5 stars. Few books recently have moved me like this one. It would've made me think and feel if I'd realized what it was about BUT not knowing made it hit me so much harder had a much deeper impact on me. I felt anger over the employers lack of responsibility in the situation. And even though I haven't given it all away I'm close the back cover does give even more away Caveat: Children who read this need to be able to process a horrible tragedy.
It's a little intense. The reading is simple but some caution is in order as to the tragedy and the slimey advances of her first boss. Oh as to the writing I'm not sure the mom's character development makes it believable she just let her girls stay But the main characters development was done well, I became really interested in her story.
Feb 01, Carolynne rated it really liked it Shelves: family-stories , young-adult , ireland. If you liked the movie Brooklyn you will probably like this book. The title, Ashes of Roses, refers to the lovely color of the special dress Rose Nolan's mother has made her for her trip emigrating from Ireland to America but also Spoiler Alert!
This tragic ending follows a few weeks of anguish as Rose encounters one difficulty after another in New York, from an employer who won't keep his hands to h If you liked the movie Brooklyn you will probably like this book. This tragic ending follows a few weeks of anguish as Rose encounters one difficulty after another in New York, from an employer who won't keep his hands to himself to the humiliation of being so obviously a "greenhorn" to the return of her mother and little sister her father was already forced to return to Ireland because the youngest Nolan child is infected with trachoma , leaving Rose and sister Maureen to cope on their own.
My one problem with the book was the distracting removal of the final "g" in verbs and gerunds: "talkin,'" "workin'" etc. I don't want to discourage people from reading this well-written historical fiction, hard to find in the YA genre. The author has researched the subject well. The book could be used in a junior high school unit on immigration in U. Sep 23, Ashley Houck rated it really liked it. I recently read Ashes of Roses.
It was exciting and interesting! Ashes of Roses, which was written by Mary Jane Auch, takes place on a ship that left Ireland where Maragret Rose Nolan and her family travel to America to start their new life. Maragret and her family all have to pass an inspection in order to get into America. If they don't pass then they are sent back. Everyone except Joeseph, Maragret's younger brother, passes the inspection. Joseph can't cross the ocean by himself so his Father I recently read Ashes of Roses.
Joseph can't cross the ocean by himself so his Father has to go with him. So Maragret Rose and her mother and younger sister all go to live with their uncle until her father gets back.
Maragret has to support her family. I like Maragret because she is very brave and hardworking for her age. Like some familes today, a father is not there to help support and a teen has to make sacrifices. This book draws you in because you never know what is going to happen to young girls who are in the city by theirselves.
In my opinion, I really liked this book. I think it would be a great book for anyone. I give this book an A, a 9 out of Go read Ashes of Roses now! Dec 23, Abdiel Cabral rated it it was amazing.
I finished reading the book "Ashes of Roses. I finished reading this book in 2 weeks. Every time I would read a page, I would never want to finish.
Sometimes i would even get in trouble for reading in class. This book is all about an Irish girl named Rose who plans on living in America to start a new life.
Throughout the book, more and more family members start going away and she ends up alone with her little sister Mauhreen. This book helped me under I finished reading the book "Ashes of Roses.
This book helped me understand how immigrants had to go through immigration process, and how they had to live in America to support themselves or their family. Also, the tragic accident that happened in the Triangle Factory. Now I have a better sense of what had happened and how so many workers were killed. Nov 19, Debbie Hoffman rated it really liked it Shelves: historic-fiction , young-adult , new-york-city , I realy enjoyed this book.
It is more about the immigrant experience in NYC than the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, but a very good read about the immigrant experience. The characters are well formed and keep you reading and wanting to know what happens to Rose, Maureen and Gussela. I want to read more about the Irish experience of traveling to America, Ellis Island and early s NYC after reading this book, along with more about the fire at the factory.
Haddix next about the same time period with an emphasis on the labor movement at the time. I would recommend this book to others View 1 comment. Dec 13, Jess rated it it was amazing.
Though I've only read little about the Triangle Waist Company, it's an interesting event that I'm interested it. CarmenMilligan Jan 18, One of my favorite books ever.
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. Rose Nolan. Maureen Nolan. Gussie Garoff. Margaret Nolan. Patrick Nolan. Elsa Nolan. Rose Bellini. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire [ ]. Michigan Library Association's Thumbs Up! Award [ ] Honor Iowa Teen Award Nominee Amelia Bloomer List Grades This book is dedicated to the heroes of September 11, - both those who were lost and those who fought to save them - and to the indestructible spirit of the people of New York.
There was no sense tryin' to sleep. Were all the policemen in America from Ireland? In April , Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, the owners of the Triangle Waist Company, were indicted on charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter on the grounds that the locked doors had trapped their workers. They were later acquitted of those charges, because the jury couldn't determine that they had ordered the doors to be locked.
But from the ashes of the Triangle fire rose a stronger labor movement. Some of the first worker-safety laws were a direct result of the anger generated by the fire and the acquittal of the owners, as legislators vowed not to let such a tragedy happen again.
And I was goin' to tell everybody who would listen. References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English None. No library descriptions found. Book description. Haiku summary. Add to Your books. Add to wishlist. Popular covers See all 9 covers.
Quick Links Amazon. While it Read full review. This was a little slower than the other books I have read this summer, but was a necessary pace to set up the story and introduce the reader properly to the characters. I felt both compassion and The story moved quickly and was interesting.
I just wish there had been more about the tragedy of the One of my favorite books ever. Tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and how the women who lost their lives in that factory helped to create workplace safety laws in the 's. Summary: 16 year old Rose and her family come from Ireland to make their fortune in America. Her father and baby brother are forced to return to Ireland, leaving her, her mother, and sisters in Sad, enlightening, amazing. An Irish girls struggle to survive and thrive in America's Industrial Revolution.
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