The Little Match Girl Strikes Back
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- ¥1,500
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- ¥1,500
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It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child.
Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune, Bridie leads the match factory workers out on strike, achieving the remarkable through their unity and courage.
A defiant and empowering retelling of the classic you thought you knew, based on real-life events, this stunning collaboration brought to life in glorious spot colour introduces a bold new heroine for future generations to treasure.
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Inspired by match company workers' successful strike in 1888 London and using Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl" as a framework, Carroll (Sky Chasers) spins a tale that incites a rallying cry for workers' rights. To make ends meet, tween Bridie Sweeney and her younger brother each contribute to her mother's London factory job making and selling matches. Bridie's brother makes matchboxes, her mother dips matchsticks in toxic white phosphorous, and Bridie sells the filled matchboxes on the street, attracting buyers with her irrepressible nature and fanciful stories of her wares' virtues. When everything unravels one day—her mother is fired due to her failing health, and Bridie loses her matches, money, and shoes in a string of unlucky events—Bridie experiences a series of visions. These apparitions, each seen in the flames of her last three matches, encourage her to fight for a better future. Information about the devastating effects of white phosphorous on workers' health and the effectiveness of collective action to implement change are woven into a brief and engaging story led by a charismatic heroine. Child (the Clarice Bean series) provides b&w illustrations accented by a fiery red that bring Bridie vividly to life. Archival photographs conclude. Characters read as white. Ages 8–12.
