The little match girl strikes back /

"Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune, Bridie l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Carroll, Emma, 1970- (Author)
Other Authors:	Child, Lauren (Illustrator), Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Edition:	First US edition.
Subjects:	Girls > Juvenile fiction. Poverty > Juvenile fiction. Child labor > Juvenile fiction. Matches > Juvenile fiction. Strikes and lockouts > Match industry > Juvenile fiction. Poor children > Great Britain > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction. London (England) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Girls > Fiction. Poverty > Fiction. Death > Fiction. Child labor > Fiction. Filles > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Pauvreté > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Enfants > Travail > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Allumettes > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Histoires pour enfants. Grèves et lock-out > Allumettes > Industrie > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Enfants pauvres > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Londres (Angleterre) > Histoire > 19e siècle > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations. JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty. JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women. Poverty. Child labor. Matches. Strikes and lockouts > Match industry. Poor children. Great Britain. History. 19th century Historical fiction. folk tales. Fiction. Juvenile works. Folk tales. Contes.

Table of Contents:

Chapter One : The borrowed slippers : Chapter Two : Goose
Chapter Three : The factory of nightmares Chapter Four : The slipper stealer
Chapter Five : Three broken matches
Chapter Six : Mrs. Besant and my mam
Chapter Seven : The final match
Chapter Eght : Mrs. Gladstone arrives
Chapter Nine : Striking back
Almost a fairytale : a better ending
Notes from the author and illustrator.