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Nickel and Dimed

by Barbara Ehrenreich

Author Barbara Ehrenreich describes how she left her normal life to live in several different cities and took different low-wage jobs to explore the difficulties faced by the working poor.

Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12
Grade Level Equivalent: 10.0
Lexile Measure: 1340L
Guided Reading: NR
Publisher: MACMILLAN PUBLISHING
Number of Pages: 191
Genre: Informational

About the Author

Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling "Nickel and Dimed" and "Bait and Switch." She lives in Virginia.