A sea of lemon trees : the Corrido of Roberto Alvarez / María Dolores Águila.
| Author/creator | Águila, María Dolores author. |
| Other author | Roaring Brook Press, publisher. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 272 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Corrido of Roberto Alvarez |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Abstract | "San Diego, 1931. Twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez is the youngest of his siblings, born on United States soil. He's el futuro, their dream for a life away from the fire of the Mexican Revolution. Moved by anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican propaganda, the Lemon Grove school board and chamber of commerce create a separate "Americanization" school for the Mexican children attending the Lemon Grove Grammar School. But the new Olive Street School is an old barn retrofitted for the children forced to attend a segregated school. Amid threats of deportation, the Comité de Vecinos risk everything to stand their ground and, with the support of the Mexican Consulate, choose Roberto as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the school board in this vivid and uplifting novel in verse based on true events." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Interest age level | Ages 8-12 |
| Interest grade level | Grades 3-7 |
| Spec. audience char. | Reading L: 5.1 |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| Awards note | Jane Addams Book Award Chapter Book Category, 2026 (Winner) |
| Awards note | NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, 2026 (Winner) |
| Awards note | Newbery Honor Book, 2026 (Recognized) |
| Awards note | Pura Belpré Author Honor, 2026 (Recognized) |
| Awards note | Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2026 (Winner) |
| Awards note | Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2025 (Selection) |
| Awards note | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2026 (Selection) |
| Awards note | Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2026 (Selection) |
| Awards note | Notable Books for a Global Society, 2026 (Selection) |
| Awards note | National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2025 (Longlist) |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Aguila, Maria Dolores Sea of lemon trees New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2025 9781250342607 |
| Genre/form | Fiction |
| Genre/form | History |
| Genre/form | Novels in verse |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction |
| Genre/form | Biographical fiction |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works |
| Genre/form | Novels in verse. |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| Genre/form | Biographical fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| LCCN | 2025001043 |
| ISBN | 9781250342614 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1250342619 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | Item being cataloged | F AG932S | Item being cataloged | Want This? |