"When your dreams finally seem to be coming true, it's hard to trust them. It's been four years since seventeen-year-old Ruth set eyes on her fiance. After surviving near-starvation, revolution and a long trip across the stormy ocean, she can't help but wonder: Will Abraham still love her? Or has America changed him? Nowhere's as full of change as 1909 New York. From moving pictures to daring clothes to the ultra-modern Triangle Shirtwaist Factory where she gets a job, everything exhilarates Ruth. When the New World even seems to rejuvenate her bond with Abraham, she is filled with hope for their prospects and the future of their war-torn families. But when she makes friends and joins the labor movement--fighting for rights of the mostly female workers against the powerful factory owners--something happens she never expected. She realizes she might be the one America is changing. And she just might be leaving Abraham behind. The Girl in the Triangle is a historical immigration story that questions what it means to be an American, and what is the true meaning of strength."
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