Voices from the Fields - Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories (Hardcover, 1st ed)

In evocative photographs, poems, and first-person interviews, this book reveals what life is like for today's children of migrant farmworkers. In their own words, the nine children interviewed here tell us of their struggles and hopes. They describe long and tiring hours in the fields, the language barriers and discrimination in school, how it feels to move and change schools, and the impact of gangs on their lives. But these children speak of progress as well as hardship: the strong values and bonds of the Hispanic family, pride in their Mexican heritage, the importance of completing school, and hopes for a better way of life.

Here is a moving and vital testimony to the Hispanic migrant experience in America. By listening to these children's voices and by looking at their faces, readers can learn something of the lives behind the hands that picked the lettuce and strawberries on their table.

Voices from the Fields has received the following awards:

American Library Association - Best Books for Young Adults, 1994
Booklist - Editor's Choice, 1993
New York Public Library - Books for the Teen Age, 1994
Bay Area Book Reviewers Award - Finalist, Children's Literature, 1994
Hungry Mind Review - Children's Books of Distinction, 1994
Children's and Young Adult Literature Awards - Commended Title of Latin American Studies Programs, 1994
Children's Book Council - Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Sciences, 1994

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