Michelle Markel

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1) Hanukkah hamster

Author

Markel, Michelle

Publisher

Sleeping Bear Press

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

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After finding a hamster that has been left behind in his taxi, a lonely immigrant cab driver celebrates Hanukkah with the little creature, while waiting to learn if the owner will return.

2) Brave girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

Author

Markel, Michelle

Publisher

Balzer + Bray

Pub. Date

c2013

Language

English

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An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.