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Under the Same Sky

by Cynthia C Defelice

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Publisher Comments:

A teenager discovers racism and romance on his father’s 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 day’s work feels like.” Angry that his father doesn’t think he’s up to the job, Joe joins the Mexican laborers who come to his father’s farm each summer. Manuel, the crew boss, is only sixteen, yet highly regarded by the other workers and the Pedersen family. Joe’s 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.

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.

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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780374380328
Author:
Defelice, Cynthia C
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Author:
DeFelice, Cynthia C.
Author:
DeFelice, Cynthia
Location:
New York
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
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
22
Publication Date:
20030407
Binding:
HC
Grade Level:
Elementary and junior high
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.66x5.58x.86 in. .84 lbs.
Age Level:
10-UP

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