When I dream of heaven
Subtitle: Angelina's story
By: Steven Kroll.
Series: Jamestown's American portraits
Publisher: Waterbird Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Columbus, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Italian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.; Italian Americans -- Fiction.; Immigrants -- Fiction.; Self-confidence -- Fiction.; Factories -- Fiction.; Conduct of life -- Fiction.; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: In 1895 in New York City, Gina, a fourteen-year-old Italian immigrant, forced by her family to drop out of school and work long hours in a garment factory, tries to break free of the control her parents have over her finances and social life.