The Gate in the Wall

Ellen Howard pens a charming young adult novel revealing the hardships of life for poor, ten-year-old Emma in mid-1800s England.

When ten-year-old Emma is late by one minute to her job at the silk mill where she works ten hours a day, she is locked out. Even though none of it is her fault, she is certain her pay will be docked and her brother-in-law, Ben, will beat her when she gets home. With no idea what to do, she sinks to the ground and cries.

Until, through her tears, she sees a gate in a wall that she has never spotted before. Hesitantly, she pushes the gates open, putting off her return home. As she passes through the gate, she spots a strangely beautiful boat floating in a canal.

With nothing but hope, the gate brings Emma into an entirely new life as she finds a way to utilize her artistic gifts as a canal woman.

Author: Ellen Howard
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 11/14/2007
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9781416967965

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 29340 / Gate in the Wall

About the Author
Ellen Howard is the author of more than a dozen books for young readers.