Rosa's mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lullabies, Mamma is out on the streets singing union songs, and Rosa is terrified that her mother and older sister, Anna, are endangering their lives by marching against the corrupt mill owners. After all, didn't Miss Finch tell the class that the strikers are nothing but rabble-rousers--an uneducated, violent mob? Suppose Mamma and Anna are jailed or, worse, killed? What will happen to Rosa and little Ricci?
When Rosa is sent to Vermont with other children to live with strangers until the strike is over, she fears she will never see her family again. Then, on the train, a boy begs her to pretend that he is her brother. Alone and far from home, she agrees to protect him . . . even though she suspects that he is hiding some terrible secret.
From a beloved, award-winning author, here is a moving story based on real events surrounding an infamous 1912 strike.
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1. Dead he wouldn't beat, or steal my pay for drink-"
ReplyDelete2. Rosa. I think she is important because she is nice and I think she is trying to still get an education while her mother and sister are in the strike.
3.1912 strike. Rosa's house.
4.It's about the infamous 1912 strike. Young kids had to go on strike,
1. "He could smell the food cooking on the coal stove" (p.29) I think this gives me a little hint that this is historical fiction because people don't use coal stoves anymore.
ReplyDelete2. I think Rosa is important because she's the main character and because she is the one who doesn't want this strike happening when her whole family id going on strike.
3. The setting in this book is in 1912 in America. I think this because it said in the text that it was 1912 and why I think it is in America because Rosa keeps saying that she wants to be a true American.
4. This book is historical fiction because the setting is placed in 1912 and it's around when the Germans were trying to take over. I also think this is historical fiction because everybody is going on strike and people don't do that much often anymore. Another reason why I think this is historical fiction is because people in the book use things that aren't really used anymore, like coal stoves.
1. I disagree because I'm not seeing why that has anything to do with why the book would be historical fiction. I think this because it has nothing to do with history, only that it's has something to do with beating and drinking. Those things happen today still. Although I could be wrong because there's no page number and I can't read it myself.
ReplyDelete2. "She wanted her mother and sister out of it no matter who was right and who was wrong" (p. 61)
3. We both had 1912 and I totally agree that mostly part of the book is located in Rosa's house.
4. When your on strike, you get beat, you starve, and you sometimes get killed. Even though kids now days don't really go on strike, some do get beat, they starve, and even get murdered.
1.I agree with your quote because that is true a lot of people don't really use coal stoves.
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3.I think the same thing, but I didn't know it was in America
4. There are not very many strikes anymore.
2. "When Mamma and Anne joined the strikers at the mill gate,"
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ReplyDelete1. I think in the end her mom or sister will die and she will live with which ever one survives.
2. The main character is having problems right now with her whole family because they are all on strike. She is trying to fix it by going on strike to by not going to school if her mom doesn't go to work.
3.I think Rosa is important because she is having to deal with her family doing this and she is in the middle of a big mess and is doing her best trying to get out of it.
Part 1-Quotes:
ReplyDelete1: “Vermont? Is that in the Yew-nited States of America?”(p.139) I think this explains that this is historical fiction because in the text, all the kids have to go to the U.S.A because the parents say it’s to dangerous for them because of the strike.
2: “The man was holding out a silver half dollar”(p.125) I think this explains that this is historical fiction because some people don’t really use half dollars anymore because everything cost more than that.
Part 2-Questions:
1.I think that Rosa and Jake will go back to were they used to live. Also Jake will live with them since his dad died. One example is since both os Jake’s parents died, who would Jake be able to live with? Because he’s not really old enough to live on his own.
2.I think the main problem is if Rosa’s family going to be all right. I think that everybody is going to be just fine because if something happened to Rosa’s family, where would she be able to go with?
3. I think Jake is important because he’s the second main character and we wouldn’t know 2 sides of the story. Rosa’s on the sides who wants this strike to stop and Jake is on the side who participates in the strike. It’s always good to know both side of the story.
1. I actually agree with that prediction because some people have died now and there is a chance that her mother and sister would die.
ReplyDelete2. "And as hard Rosa pleaded for her to stay home, Anna was determined to go out somewhere to consult with all the other lawbreakers, acting as though a strike was the most wonderful thing that ever happened in her life"(p.27) I think this supports it because Rosa doesn't want them to go on strike and is worried about them getting hurt.
3. "Rosa wasn't going to school anymore. She was terrified by the idea of navigating the streets, crowded with workers and with the militia and police always present"(p.127) I think this supports why the character doesn't want to be apart of this because it's explaining how she didn't want to be on the streets with the strikers.
I disagree with your first quote because I don't see what that really has to do with historical fiction. I do agree with your second quote though.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the end, but I do not feel that he is to young to live by himself... just saying.
I totally most definitely agree with you on that last part knowing both sides of the story gives you a way better visual and understanding of the book.
1. I think the main problem in my book was if the people were going to loose or win the strike. It doesn't really tell us if they had won or not because there's another book.
ReplyDelete2. My prediction was wrong because instead of going back, they stayed with the Gerbati's. That was kind of unexpected because I thought they were going back to were they did live.
3. I totally just loved this book! I loved it because it gave so much detail, that I felt like I was in the book. I could relate with Rosa because she was in sixth grade and so am I. Another example is that the author did so well on explaining what was happening so you would understand what was happening.
1.Yes I agree. That was a big problem but I also feel that this book had several problems and I would probably say that most of the story's problem was the strike and how it affected Rosa, because she was trying to stop her family from striking and she had to figure out a way to do that.
ReplyDelete3.I liked it a lot, but I disagree with what you said about the details. I think their were too many details and when she starts explaining she pulls me in, but then she pushes me back out when she talks about all the details. Most of it I don't think would matter if she put it in or not, but some of it would actually make me feel like I was watching everything that was going on.
3. I mean there
ReplyDelete1. "She folded the letter very carefully and returned it to it's envelope before she let herself burst into tears," (p. 255) I think this explains the problem you picked out because it saying how much she misses her family and ho she wants this strike to be over with, so she can be with her family.
ReplyDelete2. I would recommend this book to people who love to read historical fiction because in my opinion, this book is very historical fiction. Also, who loves a book that makes you feel like your really in it with the characters.