Staff Pick
A Seed in the Sun is compelling, accessible historical fiction with characters that jump off the page. Old ways and new ways of living collide, and bravery is found! I loved that this book focused on the Delano Farm Workers strike (1965) because you can see the progression (and reasons) leading up to the famous March with Cesar Chavez. Well-researched facts and verse with varied layouts makes this story interesting, even for the most reluctant middle-school-aged reader. Recommended By Erica B., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A farm working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for migrant workers' rights in this tender-hearted middle grade novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Mu oz Ryan.
Lula Viramontes dreams of one day becoming someone whom no one can ignore: a daring ringleader in a Mexican traveling carpa, despite her father's traditional views of what girls should be. When her family arrives for the grape harvest in Delano, California, Lula meets activist Dolores Huerta and el Teatro Campesino (the official theater company of the United Farm Workers). She discovers an even more pressing reason to raise her voice: the upcoming farm workers' strike, an event that will determine her family's future--for better or worse.