Una Semilla Al Sol (Spanish Edition)

by Aida Salazar (Author)

Una Semilla Al Sol  (Spanish Edition)
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

Una novela juvenil en verso que cuenta la historia de una joven con grandes sueños.

Lula Viramonte anhela ser una persona a la que nadie pueda ignorar. Por eso quiere ser directora de en un circo ambulante mexicano. Pero perseguir los sueños es difícil cuando hay que trabajar en la cosecha de uva en Delano, California; cuidar a la madre enferma y a los hermanos, evitar que se desate el temperamento volátil de papá.

Entonces Lula conoce a Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong y a otros activistas por los derechos de los agricultores y entiende que ella y su familia deben sumarse a la huelga que está a punto de estallar. Luchar es una forma, tal vez la única, de cambiar el futuro. 

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Compelling and atmospheric.

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"Compelling and atmospheric." -Kirkus Reviews

"Spotlighting historical figures including Cesar Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong, Salazar's lyrical poetry offers a sensitive depiction of Lula's struggles and hopes, culminating in a personal arc that emphasizes developing one's voice." -Publishers Weekly
Aida Salazar
Aida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the middle-grade verse novels The Moon Within (International Latino Book Award Winner), Land of the Cranes (Americas Award Winner), the picture book anthology, In the Spirit of a Dream, and the picture book biography Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter. She is a founding member of Las Musas, a Latinx kidlit debut author collective. Her short story "By the Light of the Moon" was adapted into a ballet production by the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and is the first Xicana-themed ballet in history. She lives with her family of artists in Oakland, California.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781644736265
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Vintage Espanol
Publication date
January 30, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
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