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Published
2022
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Historical
Words
29,547
Section
Middle Grade

A Seed in the Sun

Aida Salazar

In 1965 Delano, California, twelve-year-old Lula, the quiet daughter of a Mexican American farmworking family, faces hardship at home as Filipino and Mexican workers strike the grape fields. As organizers like Dolores Huerta call for change, Lula searches for her own voice.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2023
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Themes

FamilyCultural heritageHealing & hopePoverty & classActivism & justice

Mood

Feels inspiring, hopeful, informative.

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