A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez2025 · HistoricalNewbery Honor 2026National Book Award Longlist 2025NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2026Pura Belpré Children's Author Honor 2026Charlotte Huck Award 2026Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2026Scott O'Dell Award 2026ALSC Notable Children's Book 2026
In 1931 near San Diego, twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez, the only one of his siblings born in the U.S., is named plaintiff when his Mexican immigrant community fights the segregation of its children into a separate school. Based on the real Lemon Grove Incident.
