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    Bread and Roses, Too

    Written by Katherine Paterson

    Narrated by Lorna Raver Raver

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    Rosa's mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lullabies, Mamma is out on the streets singing union songs. Rosa is terrified that her mother and older sister, Anna, are endangering their lives by marching against the corrupt mill owners. After all, didn't Miss Finch tell the class that the strikers are nothing but rabble-rousers-an uneducated, violent mob? Suppose Mamma and Anna are jailed or, worse, killed? What will happen to Rosa and little Ricci?

    When Rosa is sent to Vermont with other children to live with strangers until the strike is over, she fears she will never see her family again. Then, on the train, a boy begs her to pretend that he's her brother. Alone and far from home, she agrees to protect him . . . even though she suspects that he is hiding some terrible secret.

    From a beloved, award-winning author, here is a moving story based on real events surrounding an infamous 1912 strike.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 5, 2006
    ISBN9780739331088
    Author

    Katherine Paterson

    Katherine Paterson is one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved authors. Among her many awards are two Newberys and two National Book Awards, and she was recently named a ""Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. She has been published in more than 22 languages in a variety of formats, from picture books to historical novels.

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    • 3/5
      Nice MA historical fiction.
    • 4/5
      Young Rosa is anxious about her mother and sister's involvement in a strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts; in the same town, Jake, a young mill worker now on strike, is trying to survive. This historical fiction novel portrays the mill strike in Lawrence through the viewpoints of two adolescents connected to, but not directly involved with, the strike. Though the strike is a strong presence in the novel, the main focus is the personal turmoil and changes these children experience as the strike progresses. Authorities Rosa was taught by her mother to obey-- the Catholic church and her schoolteacher-- have condemned the strike as sinful and dangerous, and Rosa fears her mother's involvement will destroy her family both morally and physically. Jake, though a mill worker, is too hungry and cold to become concerned with the strikers' ideals, and occasionally tries to cross the picket lines. By focusing on the children and their concerns, this novel excellently portrays a significant historical event from the perspective of an everyday individual, and shows what the children experienced while their friends and families tried to change the world. There is some implied violence and one especially disturbing scene that may make the book unsuitable for very young readers, but it is appropriate for upper level middle school or junior high readers.
    • 4/5
      Bisi C.- This book is about two children, Rosa and Jake, who are trying to survive during a strike in Lawrence, MA. The two have to be sent to Vermont with some other children until the strike is over. It is a sad book about hardship and struggle but eventually things begin to get better for the two. I thought it was suspensful and emotional for both the characters. The point of view coming from each character changes every 2 or so chapter so it let's you see how the strike effected both their lives and their roles in. It contains some mild language but just barely. AMAZING histroical fiction book.
    • 4/5
      There were a few sentences MISSING from one of the pages toward the end of the book. The story was pretty good, but I wasn't too into it.
    • 4/5
      Twelve-year-old Rosa Serutti's Italian immigrant mother and older sister have joined the strike, and many children -- including Rosa and her new friend, Jake -- are sent away to live with other families in other towns until the strike is over.
    • 5/5
      One of the many things I like about Paterson is the way she can bring characters alive for readers. I'm particularly drawn to her historical fiction. Her books always make great titles for literature circles and social studies connections. Bread and Roses, Too is set during the 1912 labor strike in Lawrence Massachusetts. Some of the children of strikers were sent on "vacation" to Vermont to escape the potential violence. Like so many great historical fiction novels for young people, it made me want to learn more about the real people and events. I immediately went to the Library of Congress website to find photographs of the strike.
    • 3/5
      A historical novel based on the Bread and Roses strike. I enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      a story based on real events surrounding a 1912 labor strike in Lawrence, Maa heartwarming fictional look at history in the making
    • 3/5
      Haven't run in to a Paterson book I don't like yet. This was much more recent than that other's I had read. But about an older time. The book comes at you from two perspectives - eventually merging into one shared experience. The book kind of has two parts ... and I feel like that kind of hurts the narration. Interesting, though, from a historical perspective.
    • 4/5
      Paterson compellingly presents the story of the Lawrence mill strike of 1912 through the point of view of two affected children, Rosa and Jake. Adding the second protagonist provides more perspective on living conditions and tension between classes as well as ethnicities, and there is a turning point in the story where the main protagonist becomes the secondary protagonist and vice versa. Although Jake appears early on throughout the novel, Rosa’s inner turmoil over the strike propels the first half of the book as Paterson convincingly puts the reader at the crossroads of Rosa’s concerns of wanting to be a “proper” American and Catholic while staying true to her immigrant family. Paterson makes brilliant use of Rosa’s school teacher to further this tension, turning pro-strike and true American into an either/or binary. Rosa’s happy ending is when the strike eventually ceases, but it is Jake who grows and develops more as a character, changing throughout the book. Paterson’s secondary characters are somewhat unevenly developed given their importance. For instance, although Rosa’s school teacher was given sufficient characterization and development, Rosa’s older sister was somewhat underdeveloped, which is surprising considering her role in the book. However, it is clear that this book has been well researched and Paterson does a nearly seamless job of integrating her characters into her setting in a convincing manner. Bread and Roses, Too reads as a solid work of historical fiction and can be read alongside or in compliment to Lyddie, an earlier work of Paterson’s with some common elements. This book is recommended for children ages ten to twelve.
    • 5/5
      Historical Fiction. The 1912 “Bread and Roses” textile mill strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is seen through the eyes of Rosa Serutti, a 12-year-old immigrant, and 13-year-old Jake Beale, a child laborer in the mill. After a wage cut, Rosa’s mother and older sister go on strike while Jake is fired, earning the ire of his alcoholic, abusive father. When the strike turns violent, Rosa and Jake are sent to live temporarily with a family in Vermont. Jake’s prickly exterior falls away as he learns to trust his new father figure, while Rosa’s impatience with her mother’s old-world ways becomes a moot point when her life is in danger. Paterson has written a very realistic historic fictional account of the labor movement. The shifting point of view between Rosa and Jake allows each character to be well-developed. The plot moves along nicely and the setting rings true, but it’s the sense of injustice that ties the children’s perspective to the strike going on around them.