{"product_id":"a-seed-in-the-sun-aida-salazar-9780593406625","title":"A Seed in the Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Four starred reviews!**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA farm-working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for workers' rights in this tender-hearted novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLula Viramontes aches to one day become someone whom no one can ignore: a daring ringleader in a Mexican traveling circus. But between working the grape harvest in Delano, California, with her older siblings under dangerous conditions; taking care of her younger siblings and Mamá, who has mysteriously fallen ill; and doing everything she can to avoid Papá's volatile temper, it's hard to hold on to those dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen she meets Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, and other labor rights activists and realizes she may need to raise her voice sooner rather than later: Farmworkers are striking for better treatment and wages, and whether Lula's family joins them or not will determine their future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aida Salazar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593406621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593406625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.66d","brand":"Aida Salazar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44761132204287,"sku":"9780593406625","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8eee8b40-1081-4d7d-9874-4a673cd564f4.jpg?v=1706680463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-seed-in-the-sun-aida-salazar-9780593406625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}