Happy ending

Interesting to learn about the history of immigrants working in factories in the early 1900's and how a strike against terrible working conditions for both adults and children affected the families.
Interesting story, I did not see a lot of depth.

When being assigned chapters of "Bread And Roses, Too" to read for ELA class, I felt a sense of dreadfulness, but once I worked up to reading, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. In 7th grade, (Mrs. Hopkins' class) we read "Lyddie" which is by the same author, so it wasn't much of a surprise that I liked "Bread And Roses, Too" as well. I liked the fact the Rosa and Jake were dynamic characters. It gave us the chance to watch them change and grow throughout the book. They were likable and relatable characters too. In addition, we were able to connect to Rosa and Jake and get into their minds and feelings. When the two characters were found in sticky situations or were faced with a tough choice,
I was able to attempt in figuring out how they would react or what they would choose from getting to know them throughout the book. Although I tend to find history boring, I find historical fiction interesting and so far, all the books I have read in that genre I've been satisfied with, including, "Bread And Roses, Too." The beginning of the book started out slow and a little boring, but once we got to the middle/end of the book, I was eager to continue. Admittedly, I even went ahead in the book because I couldn't bare the excitement and suspense! Katherine Paterson did a very impressive job by being able to teach us about history in an entertaining way. She put forth great details and alliteration and I find myself wanting to read more books by her!

This is a great book. It takes place during the strikes in wool mills in Massachusetts. The main character is a young Italian immagrant named Rosa, who lives with her mother, sister, and little brother. Her mother sends her to Burre, Vermont on a train with other children, to live with a foster family during the strike.

This is a sweet and moving book--but it's definitely written for a younger audience. ("The Given Day" remains one of the best books I've read that gives a front-row perspective to a powerful labor dispute.) Some YA authors write for younger people seamlessly in a way that you don't feel like you're being talked down do. This one definitely reads like it was written for younger readers, so I was a bit disappointed--I was expecting more finesse from an author like Katherine Paterson.

This book has a good setting as it was in a controversial time period. If you don't like me spoiling the rest of the setting, look away now. The main characters go throughout two different sections almost as if it was two different books intertwined, and I must give credit to that but that is just the good part. If I were to try to put myself into their shoes, I'd not be able to know what was happening around me. The author didn't go into detail about how we would see the area, she just told the sight of what was in the adrenaline kicking, don't get caught sections.
The author fails to provide more enriched vocabulary, I like books that make me use a dictionary. It makes it feel as if the story itself is fine, but the portrayal of the story is what causes so many flaws and in some cases inconsistencies that another novel should try to avoid. It might be a trial for the author because the book,"Lyddie,"™ was quite a good read compared to this book. I believe that many will disagree but that won't change my opinion.

1. Personal Reaction: When reading this story I found it to be kind of boring. It felt as if the story wasn't getting anywhere, but when the story started going (the last 100 pages) started to become more interesting. When Rosa and Sal got shipped off to Vermont it became more interesting. I don't think a lot of little kids would be interested in reading this story.
2. Purpose/Use in the classroom: The genre of this story is considered historical fiction. This book could be used for a history lesson, showing children how the long battle strike went on for the Italians when they came to America. Talking about how payroll had an affect on how the Italians lived and what they went through everyday. This book would be for children age 9-12 year olds, they would understand this story and can relate to Rosa, throughout this story. Some literary elements that could be taught from this story could be plot, all of the events leading to Rosa and Sal going to Vermont for a while, while everything gets back to normal from where they are from. Or even, characterization can be shown how Rosa does not change throughout the story. How her mother tries convincing her to join the strikes that are going on, Rosa still stays interested in her schoolwork, although, she can't even afford enough to buy her textbooks.
3. Diverse Perspectives: Some of the diverse stuff could be from when Rosa's family talks to her family in Italian and even how they live. The way that her family interacts with one another.

the title of this book alone is very powerful. the mill workers are not just demanding bare necessities they want to be treated well, they want to be able to experience the beauty of life. The strike is becoming harder and harder for Rosa and her family to continue on. will Rosa and her family starve, or will they be able to make through the hard times?
i would recommend this book to anyone interested in historical fiction. i loved and felt a close connection to Rosa and her family.

This book has two main characters, Rosa and Jake. They are children who are going through a strike that happened during the Industrial Revolution. I thought it was well written and I enjoyed seeing the two perspectives of the strike from the children. I did not know about this strike so it was interesting for me to read about. I love historical fiction for that reason. It helps me remember and enjoy reading about the things that happened in history. This book did all of that very well.

I love historical fiction to teach me about the past. This book by Katherine Paterson is a great one. It speaks of a time when the mills bring immigrants over to work and then puts them in awful conditions for bad pay.
The unions try to make things better but the owners make it look like the unions are being violent. The teacher in the school and even the priest is on the side of the owners!
Other towns try to help during the strike.

If you enjoy historical fiction, this book is really good! The two main characters are Jake and Rosa, children who live in Lawrence, MA, during the historical period of the bread and roses mill strikes.

At first I thought this was a book of different short stories because of the chapter titles such as "Shoe Girl" and "The Best Student" and "The Beautiful Mrs. Gurley Flynn" that sounded unrelated. However, each chapter provided more insight into the lives of the main characters and the trials they went through their experiences.

While Rosa's family has immigrated to the U.S. and is barely making ends meet, Jake is dealing with the death of one parent and the abuse of another. It's heart-warming to follow them and see how each one handles his or her plight in life. I'd say completely differently.

Recommendation: I'd recommend this book to anyone, but if you enjoy history don't miss this one.

Obviousy Paterson has done her homework with this one. Reading it, all the details of the place and time are perfect, down to how much families paid in rent and what their homes would have looked like. But she also does a great job weaving details into the story rather than dumping information on her readers. Compelling characters, too.