{"product_id":"strike-the-farm-workers-fight-for-their-rights-9781590789971","title":"Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Discover the important history of California's migrant workers and their strike for fair wages during the Delano grape strike in the 1960's\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Learn about Latino civil rights activist César Chávez and Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*From Sibert award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere is the gripping story of the Grape Strike that stirred a nation, as well as the rise of Latino civil rights activist César Chávez and the United Farm Workers of America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1960's, while the United States was at war and racial tensions were boiling over, Filipino-American workers were demanding fair wages and decent living conditions in California's vineyards. When the workers walked off the fields in September 1965, the great Delano grape strike began. Did the signing of labor contracts with growers in 1970 mean an end to the problems of the American field laborers, or was it a short-lived truce? This nonfiction book for young readers follows the five-year long strike and also provides details about César Chávez and the United Farm Workers. Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner's riveting text, complemented by black-and-white archival photographs and the words of workers, organizers, and growers, tells the powerful history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Calkins Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590789971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 9.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Americas Award for Children \u0026amp; Young Adult Literature - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e169517 \/ Strike! the Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Larry Dane Brimner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234784895157,"sku":"9781590789971","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3edd525a-5587-4a81-97eb-0c271911b35e.jpg?v=1743518789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/strike-the-farm-workers-fight-for-their-rights-9781590789971","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}