{"product_id":"una-semilla-al-sol-a-seed-in-the-sun-9781644736265","title":"Una semilla al sol","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel in verse for young adults that tells the story of a young woman with big dreams.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lula Viramonte longs to be someone no one can ignore. That's why she wants to be a director in a Mexican traveling circus. Pursuing her dreams is difficult because she has to work in the grape harvest in Delano, California; take care of her sick mother, her siblings, and prevent her father's volatile temper from flaring up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Lula meets Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, and other farmworker rights activists and understands that she and her family must join the strike that is about to erupt. Fighting is, perhaps, the only way to change the future.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for migrant workers' rights in this tender-hearted middle grade novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lula Viramontes dreams of one day becoming someone whom no one can ignore: a daring ringleader in a Mexican traveling carpa, like the one she saw years ago while her family was working a harvest in Texas. But when the Teatro Campesino (the official theater company of the United Farm Workers) comes to their encampment in Delano, California, Lula meets activist Dolores Huerta and discovers an even more pressing reason to raise her voice: the upcoming farm workers' strike, an event that will determine her family's future--for better or worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11779470\"\u003eAida Salazar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Espanol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644736265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644736268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV011030\"\u003eHispanic \u0026amp; Latino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV016150\"\u003eHistorical | United States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV057000\"\u003eStories in Verse (see also Poetry)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAida Salazar\u003c\/b\u003e es una autora galardonada y activista de las artes, cuyos textos para adultos y niños exploran temas de identidad y justicia social. Es autora de las novelas en verso de grado medio, y aclamadas por la crítica, \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Within\/La luna dentro de mí\u003c\/i\u003e y \u003ci\u003eLand of the Cranes\/La tierra de las grullas\u003c\/i\u003e. Sus siguientes libros incluyen la antología en libro ilustrado \u003ci\u003eIn the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color\u003c\/i\u003e (otoño 2021), la biografía ilustrada \u003ci\u003eJovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Revolutionary Fighter\/Jovita llevaba pantalones: La historia de una mexicana que luchó por la libertad\u003c\/i\u003e (otoño 2022), la novela de grado medio \u003ci\u003eA Seed in the Sun\/Una semilla al sol\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) y la antología de grado medio \u003ci\u003eThe Gift: Writings on Menstruation \u003c\/i\u003ede MG Authors of Color (2022). Aida es miembro fundador de LAS MUSAS, un colectivo de autores Latinx nuevos que escriben para niños. Su historia, \"By the Light of the Moon\", fue adaptada a una producción de ballet del Conservatorio de Danza de Sonoma y es el primer ballet con temática xicana de la historia. Ella vive con su familia de artistas en una casa verde azulada en Oakland, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Espanol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45799873216687,"sku":"9781644736265","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_32648d6b-bfca-4b98-9b73-3646b71dfafa.jpg?v=1755691448","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/una-semilla-al-sol-a-seed-in-the-sun-9781644736265","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}