Gare Thompson

Content-Based Chapter Books Fiction (Social Studies: Stand Up and Speak Out): Strike Now! Gare Thompson

In 1902, a coal mining family faces challenges during a major coal strike. The striking miners must decide if the should hold out or give up on their efforts for better working conditions. Students will learn about important events that shaped American history through the Stand Up and Speak Out series of historical fiction readers' theater. Readers follow the lives of children and their families as they struggle to make the right decisions during times of change. (Genre: Historical Fiction for Readers' Theater)