''Bread and Roses, Too'' is a 2006 children's historical novel written by American novelist

Katherine Paterson Katherine Womelsdorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is an American writer best known for children's novels, including '' Bridge to Terabithia''. For four different books published 1975-1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Aw ...

. Set in

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...

, in 1912 in the aftermath of the

Lawrence Textile Strike The Lawrence Textile Strike, also known as the Bread and Roses Strike, was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Prompted by a two-hour pay cut corresponding to a ne ...

(also known as the Bread and Roses Strike), the book focuses on the Italian-born daughter of mill workers who finds herself becoming the protector of a boy who is afraid to return home to his abusive father.“Bread and Roses, Too” by Katherine Paterson, Google Books
/ref>

References

2006 American novels American children's novels American young adult novels Children's historical novels Fiction set in 1912 Novels set in the 1910s Novels set in Massachusetts Lawrence, Massachusetts 2006 children's books Clarion Books books {{2000s-child-hist-novel-stub