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Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix Magazine

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Uprising is a tale woven from tendrils of smoky memories from times long past and emotions still strong. This novel is a winding puzzle of life and loss, and the heart-wrenching tale of death, sacrifice, and devotion to one’s cause.

The theme “never give up” is found throughout Uprising in the three main characters’ commitment to a cause and their refusal to stop trying, despite dangerous circumstances. Even when death looms, they fight for their rights and the rights of all workers in the shirtwaist factories of the 1900s.

This book was impossible to put down. The prose sucks the reader in, and the story, with flowing details, keeps the reader hypnotized in the amazing tale of three young women caught in the fire that shocked America, changing it forever.

I definitely recommend Uprising to anyone who loves history and wishes they could have been there to experience it. If you read this book, I guarantee that you’ll never look at history the same way again

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Trina said...
Oct. 10, 2011 at 9:16 pm:

I loved the book:) it was the only book i got into in like a year:) the only thing i missed was how the fire got started. i skiped 3 chapters to keep up with my class and i think that was in one of those chapters. can anyone help? please?

 
madi1999 replied...
Nov. 6, 2011 at 4:57 pm :

One of the workers was smoking and it caught onto some of the shirt waist which caused the whole building to calapse and only bella survived! Jane got caught and burned and Yetta jumped off the building and went threw the landing... and died with that boy she liked!

 
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rocketninja said...
Oct. 6, 2011 at 5:53 pm:

I hate this book. The ending is messed up and it is boring all of the way through.

 
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lea42 said...
Aug. 30, 2011 at 10:06 am:

i loved this book!!!!!!!

 
hey.com replied...
Sept. 29, 2011 at 5:33 pm :

i didnt get it so who was Mrs. Livingston bella yetta or jane plz email back kk

 
madi1999 replied...
Nov. 6, 2011 at 4:59 pm :

Bella yetta died jumping off and jane got caught in the fire and burned...... mrs. livigston i bella!

 
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lover_gold said...
Aug. 19, 2011 at 3:00 pm:

who survives at the end of the story!!!!!!!! and what page does it say that

 
@ lover_gold replied...
Nov. 18, 2011 at 7:23 pm :

Bella  is the only one that survives out of the 3 friends. Bella is also known as Mrs. LIvingston.

 
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peace_smurff said...
Jun. 25, 2011 at 7:07 pm:

I love this book!! Haddix is a wonderful author, and this book was the first I experienced from her.  It tells of everyday life in the past for immagrants, the horrible facts of factory owners, and describes the event well.

 
lover_gold replied...
Aug. 19, 2011 at 3:04 pm :

who survives?

 
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sshfaryalVIP said...
Mar. 5, 2011 at 4:29 pm:

I read this book over a year ago and absolutely loved it, Haddix has always been a genius. Less than a month ago, though, I read a book called "In the Time of Butterflies," that I think Haddix may have gotten some inspiration.

"In the Time of Butterlies," by Julia Alvarez, is also based off true events that happend in the Dominican Republic to four girls. All but one girl survives, and the book opens with the surviving girl, just like this one. The narrators switch from chapter to... (more »)

 
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bookworm12 said...
Feb. 1, 2011 at 6:18 pm:

I loved this book!!! It was amazing. It immediatly sucks you in and you can't put it down. This heart-warming, sad, happy, moving, history-changing book shows us how three girls had an experience of a lifetime and how a fire changed America forever. I strongly recomend this book to anyone who enjoys history and believes in having rights and freedoms!

 
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nicoleh123 said...
Dec. 13, 2010 at 4:02 pm:

I've read this book! I luvd it!!!!!

 
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imkeshaolol said...
May 10, 2010 at 8:19 am:

i love this book but im not done with it yet, why did you guys ruin the end of the book for me!

 
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Blank Expression said...
Feb. 1, 2010 at 7:42 pm:

I just finished this book today. It was absolutely wonderful, bitterly funny, compelling, tragic and hopeful at the same time. I nearly cried when the police were sobbing with the girls and helping them. It's sad that the Fire did take so many lives not so long ago. This is a must read! I thought I would absolutely hate Jane, but Haddix surprised me.
Heh, I totally saw the Bella and Rocco thing. :D He's so sweet.

 
lover_gold replied...
Aug. 19, 2011 at 3:03 pm :

who survives?

 
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readlikecrazy10VIP said...
Jan. 10, 2010 at 6:03 pm:

I LOVE Margaret Peterson Haddix, but somehow that title only rings a faint bell. I've read all the Shadow Children books, (a while ago) Double Identity, Found, Part of Turnabout (until I was disturbed), and most of Running out of time. I just bought The House On the gulf, and I really want to read Escape From Memory, Sent, and Claim to Fame. And now you've opened my eyes to a new book I want to read!! Nice Job!!

 
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sally sunshine said...
Dec. 7, 2009 at 8:41 am:

the book was really good. but don't give away the ending if somebody hasn't read the book yet. :(

 
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latina girl said...
Oct. 3, 2009 at 12:29 pm:

so what ever happened to that guy that bella liked then one who left

 
brownsamosa replied...
Nov. 10, 2009 at 8:20 pm :

SPOLIEEERRRRRRRR
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Bella is the one who survives in the end, aka "Mrs. Livingston," and marries Rocco Luciano, or Rocco Livingston since he was adopted later. Pietro contacts Bella once again later, sending her a letter asking how she's doing and inviting him to his wedding.

 
Lauren.winny replied...
Aug. 25, 2010 at 5:47 pm :

Hey i am kinda in a crunch right now. do you think you could tell me a few important points to add in my book report about Uprising. i am trying to reaad it right now but i only have a few days and i know i cant finish it by then. PLEASE HELP ME!!

 
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Chrissy L. said...
Apr. 21, 2009 at 8:44 pm:

I read this book over the summer. It was one of my all time favorites. Margaret Peterson Haddix is my favorite author and I am especially fond of her shadow children series.

 
mihir p replied...
Oct. 12, 2010 at 2:11 pm :

hi

i need help writing cause and effect essay on this book. what causes the fire and the effects of it?

please help me.

thank yo......

 
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Esha8 said...
Jan. 28, 2009 at 6:23 pm:

I thought that I would hate this book actually....but after i read it i thought it was wonderful. I literally cried because this book was just so powerful, and the deaths were so tragic! I also really fell in love with the main characters so they seemed like my very own family that was lost but i was just glad that there was something good that happened!

 
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kuku said...
Jan. 23, 2009 at 1:43 am:

You should provide info on the authors

 
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