by Paterson, Katherine,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Physical details: 275 pages ; 20 cm Subject(s): Strikes and lockouts | Labor unions | Textile workers | Immigrants | Emigration and immigration
Item type :
02. English Fiction
| Location | Call Number | Status | Date Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Learning Commons | F PAT | Available |
Includes an historical note.
Part of libraries Ncss recommended collection, Grade 6-8.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-275).
Shoe girl -- "Short pay! All out!" -- Best student -- For the needy -- Joe Ettor comes to town -- Songs of defiance -- Return of Rosa's rat -- Bread and Rosa -- Beautiful Mrs. Gurley Flynn -- Anarchy -- Day hell breaks loose -- Who killed Annie Lopizzo? -- Unexpected bath -- Proper caller -- Card -- Train -- At the labor hall -- Gerbatis -- New clothes and new problems -- Rossi and Gerbati -- Word from home -- Tumulto and treachery -- Bargain -- Home at last -- Historical note -- Acknowledgments.
Jake and Rosa, two children, form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive and understand the 1912 Bread and Roses strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts.