Lector

By: William Durbin

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Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather, who sits on a special platform in the cigar factory, reading great novels, the newspaper, and union news to workers as they roll the cigars. Being a lector is an important role in their immigrant community. But the hard times of the Depression mean that Bella must go to work in the factory; her hope of getting the education a lector needs seems impossible. Meanwhile, the factory workers and owners clash. People lose jobs, innocent workers are arrested, and the Ku Klux Klan prowls the area. And then there are those amazing new radios showing up all over town. Could the radio take the place of the lector? Bella must decide her own future and help her people preserve their history. Bella's lively, warmhearted story captures the color and flavor of Ybor City as it explores an intriguing part of our American history.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 208 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781561647019
Publisher:: Globe Pequot Publishing
Date of Addition:: 10/05/25
Copyrighted By:: William Durbin
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Education
Grade Levels:: Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, Pre-Kindergarten
Reading Age:: 9–12
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.