Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez (Cover-To-Cover Novels: Biographical Fiction) - Hardcover

Sorenson, Margo

9780780767799: Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez (Cover-To-Cover Novels: Biographical Fiction)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0780767799 ISBN 13: 9780780767799

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 1998

While studying migrant farm workers of the 1960's, Kenneth and Aleesa travel back in time and meet Cesar Chavez during the farmworkers' strike for fair treatment and better pay. Can they protect Chavez and his dream for his people from sabotage?

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From the Back Cover:

The group fell silent. Kenneth felt goose bumps on his arms. Guns, again. These union farmworkers really faced danger.
Chavez smiled gently. "Think for a moment. A man with a gun has a harder decision to make," he said. He paused. "You -- the picketer -- you're just standing there. You're just there. It's up to him to do something.
"You must listen," Chavez continued. "If we fight back, every picket line would be a battle. And who would be stronger in the fight? Who would win? Who has all the money? The power?" Chavez asked. He folded his arms. "The growers. The big people. They would win. This is the only way we can win. No fighting back."

About the Author:

Award-winning author Margo Sorenson was born in Washington, DC, but spent the first seven years of her life in Spain and Italy, cultivating her love for reading. After teaching at the middle- and high-school levels, Sorenson became a full-time writer of children's and young adult fiction. Through her characters, Sorenson hopes to introduce kids to new ideas and experiences.

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