Bibliograph

Ethel's song, Ethel Rosenberg's life in poems, a novel in verse by Barbara Krasner

Type

Label

Ethel's song, Ethel Rosenberg's life in poems, a novel in verse by Barbara Krasner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 13-17, Calkins CreekGrades 10-12, Calkins Creek

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Ethel's song

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1304834984

Responsibility statement

a novel in verse by Barbara Krasner

Sub title

Ethel Rosenberg's life in poems

Summary

The child of Jewish immigrants, Ethel Greenglass grows up on New York City's Lower East Side; she dreams of being an actress and a singer but finds romance and excitement in the arms of the charming Julius Rosenberg. Both are ardent supporters of rights for workers, but are they spies passing atomic secrets to the Soviets? As she faces the electric chair in 1953, she tells her story through an imagined series of poems

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Ethel Rosenberg's life in poems

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