Booktalking "Billy Creekmore" by Tracey Porter: Posts from New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Cen
In 1905, 10-year-old Billy Creekmore is being raised at the Guardian Angels Home for Boys, where he is beaten by Mr. Beadle and made to work long hours with little food. Then Meek Jones, a boy worker at the glass factory, dies due to hazardous working conditions. One beacon of light in this drudgery is Peggy, who does her best to help him experience some joy. The other boys add some mirth to his life as well.Then, Bi…
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