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A sea of lemon trees : the Corrido of Roberto Alvarez / María Dolores Águila.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books PZ7.5.A365 Se 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Águila, María Dolores, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alvarez, Roberto, 1919-2003--Juvenile fiction.
- Alvarez, Roberto.
- Alvarez, Roberto, 1919-2003--Fiction.
- Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction.
- Mexican Americans.
- Segregation--Juvenile fiction.
- Segregation.
- Schools--Juvenile fiction.
- Schools.
- Lemon Grove (Calif.)--Juvenile fiction.
- Lemon Grove (Calif.).
- California--Juvenile fiction.
- California.
- United States--History--1919-1933--Juvenile fiction.
- United States.
- Novels in verse.
- Mexican Americans--Fiction.
- Segregation--Fiction.
- Schools--Fiction.
- Lemon Grove (Calif.)--Fiction.
- California--Fiction.
- United States--History--1919-1933--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Novels in verse.
- Historical fiction.
- Biographical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages, 19 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- Based on a true story, twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez becomes the lead plaintiff in a 1931 lawsuit challenging school segregation in Lemon Grove, California, and stands up for justice with the support of his Mexican American community.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version Aguila, Maria Dolores Sea of lemon trees
- ISBN:
- 9781250342614
- 1250342619
- OCLC:
- 1464589661
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