Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Amelia's Road Amelia's Road Linda Jacobs Altman Tired of moving around so much, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, dreams of a stable home. OL14865630W
The Loner The Loner Ester Wier Wandering through life with no name and no home, a boy learns that there are people who care for him. OL15145282W
Tomas and the Library Lady Tomas and the Library Lady Pat Mora While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library. OL1864488W
Tomás and the library lady Tomás and the library lady Pat Mora While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomás finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library. OL1864508W
Truth and salsa Truth and salsa Linda Lowery Keep Having moved temporarily from Michigan to live with her grandmother in Mexico, twelve-year-old Hayley tries to sort out her feelings about her parents' separation while also helping some townsmen who… OL19166949W
Working Cotton Working Cotton Sherley Anne Williams,Sherley Williams,Carole Byard A young black girl relates the daily events of her family's migrant life in the cotton fields of central California. OL1932463W
Radio Man Radio Man Arthur Dorros As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives. OL19395W
All you get is me All you get is me Yvonne Prinz Almost sixteen-year-old city-transplant Aurora must adapt to life on an organic farm as she navigates an eventful summer when she falls in love, discovers that her mother has left for good, and watch… OL19948046W
Pablo and Pimienta Pablo and Pimienta Ruth M. Covault Ten-year-old Pablo falls out of his father's old truck on the way to pick melons in Arizona, but with the help of a coyote pup, he makes it across the border. OL2748346W
Blue Willow Blue Willow Doris Gates To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a h… OL5590818W
From Texas to Illinois From Texas to Illinois Florance (Walton) Taylor A child regrets leaving Texas for summer farm work in Illinois, but realizes "home" is where family and friends are. OL6609580W
Quincy's harvest Quincy's harvest Tom H. Forbes Life for a sharecropper's family is not easy, but young Quincy finds joy in his friendship with an elderly black man. OL6910498W