The Pecan Sheller - Hardcover
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The Pecan Sheller - Hardcover
$19.99
by Lupe Ruiz-Flores (Author)
Winner of the Pura Belpré Children's Author Award
A Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book of the Year
Junior Library Guild Selection
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.
"Heart-warming and enraging in equal parts, this important American story reveals the power of family, community, and hope."--Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times-bestselling author
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.6 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2025
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Pecan Sheller
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 6
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