''Bread and Roses, Too'' is a 2006

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historical novel written by American novelist

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, in 1912 in the aftermath of the Lawrence Textile Strike (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
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