The Clock

The only positive to find in this story is how not to act, and progress is not always best just for the sake of "progress". After reading the author note at the end, I understood why this was written. We cannot change the past, but we can learn from it and adjust our attitudes and actions for that w......more

This was a really good historical fiction title that delved into the working conditions for young people during the Industrial Revolution in America. Annie Steele is one of two teenage siblings who have a hard-working mother and an irresponsible father who spends money he doesn't have, plunging his......more

Annie Steele’s father has a problem. He spends money, but can’t seem to make enough to get out of debt. He signs her up to work in the town’s new water-power driven woolen mill. When she and her friend, Robert, discover that the mill’s abusive overseer is stealing, and when she is put in danger by t......more

audio-overdrive. Historical fiction, children's lit, young adult. good story. good character development. interesting window into start of industrial age in the wool industry. I wanted more in an ending. I felt it ended too soon, too quickly. But I suppose a good story makes you think, "what's next?......more

The Clock was a pretty good book because it had lots off details on the characters and what everyone was up to.......more