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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Hard row	Margaret Maron	As Judge Deborah Knott presides over a case involving a barroom brawl, it becomes clear that deep resentments over race, class, and illegal immigration are simmering just below the surface in the cou…	OL100017W
The migrant farmer in the history of the Cape colony, 1657-1842	Petrus Johannes Van der Merwe,Roger B. Beck	first English edition of "Trekboer in die geskiedenis van die Kaapcolonie, 1657-1842"	OL1174276W
César Chávez	Bárbara Cruz	"Describes the life and accomplishments of César Chávez"--	OL12080647W
Our Lady of the Forest	David Guterson	From the best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars--an emotionally charged, provocative new novel about a teenage girl who claims to see the Virgin Mary.Ann Holmes seems an unlikely candidate for…	OL14858910W
Cesar Chavez	Lucile Davis	Presents the life story of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.	OL14873133W
Our Lady of the Forest	David Guterson	A sixteen-year-old runaway, Ann Holmes, is an itinerant mushroom picker who lives in a tent. But on a November afternoon, in the foggy woods of North Fork, Washington, the Virgin comes to her, clear …	OL15148497W
Reaching out	Francisco Jiménez	Leaving his home in a migrant community, Francisco sets off for college, carrying memories of years of poverty and prejudice.	OL15579007W
Elegy on the death of César Chávez	Rudolfo A. Anaya	A poem eulogizing the Mexican American labor activist Cesar Chavez and his work helping organize migrant farm workers.	OL18306559W
Blues lessons	Robert Hellenga	"Growing up on his family's orchards in Appleton, Michigan, in the 1950s, Martin Dijksterhuis finds everything he needs in his extended family and in the land itself - in the reassuring routines of g…	OL1843680W
Migrant	Maxine Trottier	Anna, the daughter of migrant farm workers, sometimes feels like a bird, flying north in the spring and south in the fall, sometimes like a jackrabbit in an abandoned burrow. But above all Anna wonde…	OL19949770W
Taking hold	Francisco Jiménez	Continuing the best-selling life stories told in "The Circuit, Breaking Through, "and "Reaching Out, "Francisco Jimenez chronicles his efforts and struggles as he continues his education at Columbia …	OL20001479W
Chasing the harvest	Gabriel Thompson	"'The Grapes of Wrath' brought national attention to the condition of California's migrant farmworkers in the 1930s. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' grape and lettuce boycotts captured the …	OL20054751W
Wandering workers	Willard Allison Heaps	Examines, chiefly through interviews with migrant workers, their problems of employment, housing, and child welfare and education.	OL22465655W
Cris Plata	Maia Surdam	"Raised among Mexican American farmworkers, singer-songwriter Cris Plata spoke Spanish, ate Mexican food, and heard Mexican music played by family and friends. He also spoke English, went to school w…	OL23180780W
The Grapes of Wrath	John Steinbeck	Steinbeck’s classic novel of the Great Depression is as vivid now as ever. The story focuses on a family of Oklahoma sharecroppers, farmers who work another man’s land for a share of the crops. Drive…	OL23205W
Jumping the line	Michael G. Harpold	"In 1965, Congress ends the practice of bringing Mexican workers to the United States to harvest crops, but Miguel Hernandez still needs work. Despite border patrols, taunts, and "coyotes," Miguel ju…	OL24432423W
César Chávez	David Goodwin	Story of the son of poor Mexican Americans and his lifelong struggle for the rights of migrant farm workers.	OL24921689W
Madonna z Lasu	David Guterson	This novel is about a teenage girl, Ann Holmes, who claims to see the Virgin Mary. A sixteen-year-old runaway, Ann is an itinerant mushroom picker who lives in a tent. But on a November afternoon, in…	OL27063259W
The quiet revolution	Sara Harris	Central Florida, a land of pleasure for most of its visitors, has also for many years harbored a subculture of often exploited migrant workers. For these people, life was an ordeal to be withstood. I…	OL2913176W
Farmworker's friend	David R. Collins	Examines the life and accomplishments of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.	OL38447W