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The pecan sheller / Lupe Ruiz-Flores.

Ruiz-Flores, Lupe, (author.).

Summary:

" In 1930s San Antonio, thirteen-year-old Petra dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. But with her beloved father dead, two younger siblings to care for, and with a stepmother struggling to make ends meet, Petra has to drop out of school to shell pecans at a factory. Hoping it's only temporary, she tries not to despair over the grueling work conditions. But after the unhealthy environment leads to tragedy and workers' already low wages are cut, Petra knows things need to change. She and her coworkers go on strike for higher wages and safer conditions, risking everything they have for the hope of a better future." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798765610527
  • Physical Description: 249 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2025].

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Grades 4-6. Carolrhoda Books.
Ages 10-14. Carolrhoda Books.
Awards Note:
Pura Belpré Children's Author Award, 2026.
Subject:
Employee rights > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Pecan > Juvenile fiction.
Strikes and lockouts > Juvenile fiction.
San Antonio (Tex.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 26 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 29 total copies.
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