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This title in other editionseBook editionsUnder the Same Skyby Cynthia C. Defelice
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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:Fourteen-year-old Joe Pedersen learns more than just the value of a dollar when he joins the migrant workers on his father's farm to earn money for the motorbike he wants. About the AuthorCynthia 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. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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