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A sea of lemon trees : the Corrido of Roberto Alvarez Cover Image Book

A sea of lemon trees : the Corrido of Roberto Alvarez

Corrido of Roberto Alvarez (portion title)
Águila, María Dolores (author). Roaring Brook Press, (publisher.).

Summary: "Twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez is the youngest of his siblings, born on United States soil. He's el futuro, their dream for a life away from the fire of the Mexican Revolution. Moved by anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican propaganda, the Lemon Grove school board and chamber of commerce create a separate 'Americanization' school for the Mexican children attending the Lemon Grove Grammar School. But the new Olive Street School is an old barn retrofitted for the children forced to attend a segregated school. Amid threats of deportation, the Comit{acute}e de Vecinos risk everything to stand their ground and, with the support of the Mexican Consulate, choose Roberto as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the school board in this vivid and uplifting novel in verse based on true events." --

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250342614
  • ISBN: 1250342619
  • Physical Description: print
    272 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12 Roaring Brook Press.
Grades 4-6 Roaring Brook Press.
Awards Note:
Jane Addams Book Award Chapter Book Category, 2026 (Winner)
NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, 2026 (Winner)
Newberry Honor Book, 2025
Pura Belpre Honor Book, 2025
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2026 (Winner)

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Subject:
Alvarez, Roberto 1919-2003 Juvenile fiction
Mexican Americans Juvenile fiction
Segregation Juvenile fiction
Schools Juvenile fiction
Lemon Grove (Calif.) Juvenile fiction
California Juvenile fiction
United States History 1919-1933 Juvenile fiction
Genre:
Novels in verse.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Available copies

  • 46 of 48 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 48 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC ÁGUILA (Text) 36015002700231 Juvenile New Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library JUV FIC ÁGUILA (Text) 36015002700298 Juvenile New Fiction Available -
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