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    Bread and Roses, Too.
      This is a fictionalized history of the 1912 Lawrence, Massachusetts, factory strike. The main characters are two children, a girl whose family is active in the strike, and a homeless boy. Aspects of the strike itself and of outsiders' attempts to help the
      Author: Paterson, Katherine HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Matchbox Diary, The
      An Italian immigrant grandfather uses objects he's preserved in matchboxes to tell his granddaughter the story of his life. He created this unique diary because he could not read or write.
      Author: Fleischman, Paul HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies

    Peppe the Lamplighter
      A young Italian immigrant boy has to find a job lighting the lamps to help support his invalid father and many sisters. His proud father thinks it is inferior work until the night the boy refuses to light the lamps, and his little sister does not return
      Author: Bartone, Elisa HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Pick and Shovel Poet
      This moving biography recounts the life of Italian immigrant poet Pascal D'Angelo. The author includes some of D'Angelo's poems as well as archival photos of immigrant life, an extensive bibliography and an index.
      Author: Murphy, Jim HSE Descriptors: social studies


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