I love the "Dear America" series and this is one of the top diaries in the series. As a history teacher, I have always found these diaries to be a good glimpse into the (fictional) lives of girls who lived during that time. I have been interested in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire for years, and reading about it through the eyes of Angela Denoto, the "author" of the diary was a new take on an oft-told story.

It also touches on rights of women, girls in education, and the immigrant experience. These are all important features of our history we need to tell, and using a young voice on the front line delivers these lessons in an easy to read, and easy to sympathize way.