Una semilla al sol / A Seed in the Sun

Una novela juvenil en verso que cuenta la historia de una joven con grandes sueños.
 
Lula Viramonte anhela ser una persona a la que nadie pueda ignorar. Por eso quiere ser directora de en un circo ambulante mexicano. Perseguir sus sueños es difícil porque tiene que trabajar en la cosecha de uva en Delano, California; cuidar a su madre enferma, a sus hermanos y evitar que se desate el temperamento volátil de papá.
 
Entonces Lula conoce a Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong y a otros activistas por los derechos de los agricultores y entiende que ella y su familia deben sumarse a la huelga que está a punto de estallar. Luchar es, tal vez, la única forma de cambiar el futuro.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A young girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for migrant workers' rights in this tender-hearted middle grade novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan.

Lula Viramontes dreams of one day becoming someone whom no one can ignore: a daring ringleader in a Mexican traveling carpa, like the one she saw years ago while her family was working a harvest in Texas. But when the Teatro Campesino (the official theater company of the United Farm Workers) comes to their encampment in Delano, California, Lula meets activist Dolores Huerta and discovers an even more pressing reason to raise her voice: the upcoming farm workers' strike, an event that will determine her family's future—for better or worse.
Aida Salazar es una autora galardonada y activista de las artes, cuyos textos para adultos y niños exploran temas de identidad y justicia social. Es autora de las novelas en verso de grado medio, y aclamadas por la crítica, The Moon Within/La luna dentro de mí y Land of the Cranes/La tierra de las grullas. Sus siguientes libros incluyen la antología en libro ilustrado In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color (otoño 2021), la biografía ilustrada Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Revolutionary Fighter/Jovita llevaba pantalones: La historia de una mexicana que luchó por la libertad (otoño 2022), la novela de grado medio A Seed in the Sun/Una semilla al sol (2022) y la antología de grado medio The Gift: Writings on Menstruation de MG Authors of Color (2022). Aida es miembro fundador de LAS MUSAS, un colectivo de autores Latinx nuevos que escriben para niños. Su historia, "By the Light of the Moon", fue adaptada a una producción de ballet del Conservatorio de Danza de Sonoma y es el primer ballet con temática xicana de la historia. Ella vive con su familia de artistas en una casa verde azulada en Oakland, CA.
"Compelling and atmospheric." −Kirkus Reviews

"Spotlighting historical figures including Cesar Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong, Salazar’s lyrical poetry offers a sensitive depiction of Lula’s struggles and hopes, culminating in a personal arc that emphasizes developing one’s voice." −Publishers Weekly
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Una novela juvenil en verso que cuenta la historia de una joven con grandes sueños.
 
Lula Viramonte anhela ser una persona a la que nadie pueda ignorar. Por eso quiere ser directora de en un circo ambulante mexicano. Perseguir sus sueños es difícil porque tiene que trabajar en la cosecha de uva en Delano, California; cuidar a su madre enferma, a sus hermanos y evitar que se desate el temperamento volátil de papá.
 
Entonces Lula conoce a Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong y a otros activistas por los derechos de los agricultores y entiende que ella y su familia deben sumarse a la huelga que está a punto de estallar. Luchar es, tal vez, la única forma de cambiar el futuro.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A young girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for migrant workers' rights in this tender-hearted middle grade novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan.

Lula Viramontes dreams of one day becoming someone whom no one can ignore: a daring ringleader in a Mexican traveling carpa, like the one she saw years ago while her family was working a harvest in Texas. But when the Teatro Campesino (the official theater company of the United Farm Workers) comes to their encampment in Delano, California, Lula meets activist Dolores Huerta and discovers an even more pressing reason to raise her voice: the upcoming farm workers' strike, an event that will determine her family's future—for better or worse.

Author

Aida Salazar es una autora galardonada y activista de las artes, cuyos textos para adultos y niños exploran temas de identidad y justicia social. Es autora de las novelas en verso de grado medio, y aclamadas por la crítica, The Moon Within/La luna dentro de mí y Land of the Cranes/La tierra de las grullas. Sus siguientes libros incluyen la antología en libro ilustrado In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color (otoño 2021), la biografía ilustrada Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Revolutionary Fighter/Jovita llevaba pantalones: La historia de una mexicana que luchó por la libertad (otoño 2022), la novela de grado medio A Seed in the Sun/Una semilla al sol (2022) y la antología de grado medio The Gift: Writings on Menstruation de MG Authors of Color (2022). Aida es miembro fundador de LAS MUSAS, un colectivo de autores Latinx nuevos que escriben para niños. Su historia, "By the Light of the Moon", fue adaptada a una producción de ballet del Conservatorio de Danza de Sonoma y es el primer ballet con temática xicana de la historia. Ella vive con su familia de artistas en una casa verde azulada en Oakland, CA.

Praise

"Compelling and atmospheric." −Kirkus Reviews

"Spotlighting historical figures including Cesar Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong, Salazar’s lyrical poetry offers a sensitive depiction of Lula’s struggles and hopes, culminating in a personal arc that emphasizes developing one’s voice." −Publishers Weekly

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