This is not an ordinary book: it's a BookCrossing book! BookCrossing books are world travelers - they like to have adventures and make new friends...and every once in a while they even write home to say what they've been doing.

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Trade paperback from a rummage sale at Church of the Crossroads; larger photo here.

Upon returning to her hometown, a young woman is motivated to help the youngest coal workers- the breaker boys.

Here's a Lewis Hine photo of some real life breaker boys.

Friday, March 08, 2019: left inside the restaurant near the condiments, etc. - under the water dispenser. (Larger photo here.)

Released for originalslicey's Empowering Women challenge, Firegirl's 4 Elements challenge, and Secretariat's Oh, the Places We Can Go challenge.

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I'm so glad you've found this book!

Please take a moment to make a journal entry and let this book's previous readers know that it's safe with you.

How and where did you find the book? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?

It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!

If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.

BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!