tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45796961810049391412012-02-16T05:53:33.262-08:00Hugo Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167840188324339018noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4579696181004939141.post-67160533430112500192009-10-17T09:12:00.001-07:002010-03-08T12:20:18.039-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tG8QEWaEL-o/St9sI1veHJI/AAAAAAAAAKY/S9EvcZFkx_k/s1600-h/Nickel+and+Dimed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395149777734081682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tG8QEWaEL-o/St9sI1veHJI/AAAAAAAAAKY/S9EvcZFkx_k/s320/Nickel+and+Dimed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tG8QEWaEL-o/Stns8KfAidI/AAAAAAAAAC0/Z81dQ3O5jp8/s1600-h/Slide22.JPG"></a><div><strong>Reader:</strong> <em>Mr. McCraner</em></div><div><em></em><br /><strong>People who have taken the challenge to read this book:</strong></div><div>Joanna N.</div><div>Daniel S.<br />Mr. Schlemmer<br />Mr. Lowe<br />Samantha P.<br /></div><div><br /><strong>Available:</strong> <em>Room 307 during SSR, B-lunch, or before school between 7:40 and 8.</em></div><div><br /><strong>Why I like this book:</strong></div><div>Nickel and Dimed<em> is a book that gives readers the chance to see what it would be like to try surviving on minimum wage. Many of us don't really stop to think about it and I found it interesting to hear about employed people that are homeless.</em><br /><br /><strong>Summary:</strong></div><div>Acclaimed as an instant classic upon publication, Nickel and Dimed has sold more than 1.5 million copies and become a staple of classroom reading. Chosen for “one book” initiatives across the country, it has fueled nationwide campaigns for a living wage. Funny, poignant, and passionate, this revelatory firsthand account of life in low-wage America—the story of Barbara Ehrenreich’s attempts to eke out a living while working as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart associate—has become an essential part of the nation’s political discourse.<br />Now, in a new afterword, Ehrenreich shows that the plight of the underpaid has in no way eased: with fewer jobs available, deteriorating work conditions, and no pay increase in sight, Nickel and Dimed is more relevant than ever.<br />(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400)</div><div></div><div>Source: librarything.com</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4579696181004939141-6716053343011250019?l=wnbook32.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hugo Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167840188324339018noreply@blogger.com0