About “The Hired Girl”
The Hired Girl is a novel told through journal entries that follows 14-year-old Joan Skraggs as she leaves her family farm in Lancaster after her father denies her the right to continue school. The story traces her journey as she becomes a hired girl earning $6 a week, navigating themes of education, social class, and personal independence in America before the First World War.
Book details
- Published
- 2015
- Latest edition
- 2015 · ISBN 9781406365931
- ISBN
- 9781406365931
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Hired Girl?
The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz has 480 pages.