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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
"The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with three weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist-high to my father, over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. It could be a 'good crop'." Thus begins from author John Grisham, a story inspired...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.
6) Cesar Chavez
Publisher
Pantelion, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. He inspired millions of Americans who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual's...
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Luke Chandler, a seven-year-old farm boy lives in the cotton fields with his family in a little house that's never been painted. The Chandlers farm eighty rented acres. When the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it. As the weeks picking cotton pass Luke sees and hears things no seven-year-old should, and finds himself keeping secrets that not only threaten the crop but will change the lives...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to helping American farmworkers. As a child growing up in California during the Great Depression, he picked produce with his family. Cesar saw firsthand how unfairly workers were treated. As an adult, he organized farmworkers into unions and argued for better pay and fair working conditions. He was jailed for his efforts, but he never stopped urging people to stand up for their rights."--Amazon.com.
10) Cesar Chavez
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
14) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 500L
Language
English
Description
"Follow Cesar Chavez and the National Farmworkers Association as they set out on a difficult 300-mile protest march in support of farm workers' rights. A story of hope, solidarity, and perseverance, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselvesin the life of the famous Latino American Civil Rights leader -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations"--
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.
