"A Review of Bread and Roses, Too"
by Sarah Woode
Rosa can’t believe her ears. “Strike! Strike!” Her entire town is on strike, and her mother and sister Anna are heading the protest march. The police are arresting strike leaders, and one of Rosa’s neighbors has been shot.
Author Katherine Paterson’s new book, Bread and Roses, Too, is a compelling fictional account of a real historical event. The story explores the struggles of poor immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts. During the winter of 1912, 25,000 mill workers left their jobs to demand better pay. Through their brave efforts, the workers won a raise of one penny an hour.
Paterson tells this moving tale through the eyes of 13-year-olds Rosa Serutti and Jake Beale. The book alternates between their points of view. They meet on the night Rosa is searching through the trash for a pair of shoes that have been thrown away. Instead she finds Jake, who is trying to sleep while hiding from his abusive father. By telling the story as children would see it, Paterson allows the reader to experience the life of the mill workers.
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Question
Use the book review to answer the question.
Which sentence best describes a piece of textual evidence that the writer uses to support the argument?
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Responses
“The children are sent to Vermont to get away from the trouble.”
“The children are sent to Vermont to get away from the trouble.”
“This novel succeeds in bringing this dramatic, dangerous time to life.”
“This novel succeeds in bringing this dramatic, dangerous time to life.”
“The Lawrence strike eventually became one of the most successful strikes in U.S. history.”
“The Lawrence strike eventually became one of the most successful strikes in U.S. history.”
“Bread and Roses, Too is almost as good as her earlier work, but the story lags when the children leave Lawrence.”
“ Bread and Roses, Too is almost as good as her earlier work, but the story lags when the children leave Lawrence.”
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