Awards

2009	Red Cedar Award, short-listed

2008	Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, winner Golden Oak Award, Ontario Library Association, short-listed Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association, winner Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association, Honour Book

2007	Best Bets Non-Fiction, Ontario Library Association, winner Book of the Year, ForeWord Magazine, short-listed International Book Award, The Society of School Librarians International, winner Norma Fleck Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre, short-listed

Reviews

"Emily's story incorporates myriad social and historical threads, including the rising labour movement and the difficulties faced by immigrants, but Greenwood is adept at making such lessons a seamless part of the narrative... Factory Girl succeeds where so many similar books fail: it is an educational book that manages to be both compelling and eye-opening"

— Quill & Quire, February 2007

"Greenwood, who has a knack for turning historical fact into riveting stories, uses archival photographs to create a compelling story"

— The Chronicle Herald, February 2007

"Interspersed with excellent-quality archival photos, this title is sure to spur discussion of many contemporary movements"

— School Library Journal, May 2007