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Under the Same Sky

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A teenager discovers racism and romance on his fathers farm

For his fourteenth birthday, Joe Pedersen wants a motorbike that costs nearly a thousand dollars. But his mom says the usual birthday gift is fifty dollars, and his dad wants Joe to earn the rest of the money himself and “find out what a real days work feels like.” Angry that his father doesnt think hes up to the job, Joe joins the Mexican laborers who come to his fathers farm each summer. Manuel, the crew boss, is only sixteen, yet highly regarded by the other workers and the Pedersen family. Joes resentment grows when his father treats Manuel as an equal. Compared with Manuel, Joe knows nothing about planting and hoeing cabbage and picking strawberries. But he toughs out the long, grueling days in the hot sun, determined not only to make money but to gain the respect of his stern, hardworking father. Joe soon learns about the problems and fears the Mexicans live with every day, and, before long, thanks to Manuel, his beautiful cousin Luisa, and the rest of the crew, Joe comes to see the world in a whole different way.

In her sensitive new novel, Cynthia DeFelice explores our dependency on migrant workers and simultaneous reluctance to let these people into our country and into our lives.

 
Under the Same Sky is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Synopsis:

To earn money for a coveted motorbike, young Joe Pedersen joins the Mexican laborers who work on his father's farm and soon discovers racism and romance while learning to see the world in a whole different way.
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About the Author

Cynthia DeFelice has written many novels for middle grade readers, including The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker, an ALA Notable Book, and The Ghost of Fossil Glen, recipient of the Texas Bluebonnet Award. She lives in upstate New York.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780374380328
Publisher:
Square Fish
Location:
New York
Author:
DeFelice, Cynthia C.
Author:
DeFelice, Cynthia
Subject:
General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Family - Parents
Subject:
Farm life
Subject:
Social Situations - Prejudice & Racism
Subject:
Fathers and sons
Subject:
Lifestyles - Farm Life
Subject:
Social Situations - Values
Subject:
Migrant labor
Subject:
New York
Subject:
Mexicans
Subject:
Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life
Subject:
Situations / Values
Subject:
Social Issues - Values
Subject:
Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism
Subject:
Virtues
Subject:
Social Issues/Prejudice
Subject:
Racism
Subject:
Historical - United States - 21st Century
Subject:
Lifestyles/Farm
Subject:
Ranch life
Subject:
People
Subject:
Places/United States/Hispanic
Subject:
Latino
Subject:
Social Issues - Values & Virtues
Subject:
Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life
Subject:
People & Places - United States - Hispanic/Latino
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
22
Publication Date:
20050408
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
Grade Level:
Elementary and junior high
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.66x5.58x.86 in. .84 lbs.
Age Level:
from 10 up to 15
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"Synopsis" by , To earn money for a coveted motorbike, young Joe Pedersen joins the Mexican laborers who work on his father's farm and soon discovers racism and romance while learning to see the world in a whole different way.
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