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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 880L
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English
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A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
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Dave Robicheaux novels volume 10
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English
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The forty-year-old crucifixion of a prominent labor leader named Jack Flynn remains an unsolved atrocity that has never been forgotten in New Iberia, Louisiana. When Flynn's daughter, Megan, a photojournalist drawn to controversial subjects, returns to the site of her father's murder, it quickly becomes clear that her family's bloodstained past will not stay buried. Megan gives her old friend Dave Robicheaux a tip about a small-time criminal named...
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"The shocking assassination of a major rival to UMWA president Tony Boyle catalyzed groundbreaking reform in the coal mining industry. In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1969, in the small soft-coal mining borough of Clarksville, Pennsylvania, longtime trade union insider Joseph "Jock" Yablonski and his wife and daughter were brutally murdered in their old stone farmhouse. Seven months earlier, Yablonski had announced his campaign to oust the corrupt...
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"At eighteen, Yvonne Martinez flees brutal domestic violence and is taken in by her dying grandmother . . . who used to be a sex worker. Before she dies, her grandmother reveals family secrets and shares her uncommon wisdom. "Someday, Mija," she tells Yvonne, "you'll learn the difference between a whore and a working woman." She also shares disturbing facts about their family's history--eventually leading Yvonne to discover that her grandmother was...
5) Cesar Chavez
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
400L
Language
English
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This book is a brief biography of Cesar Chavez, a labor leader for Mexican agricultural migrant workers.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
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English
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"Dolores Huerta saw that the children she taught were coming to school hungry. She realized that their parents needed help. She organized labor unions, led strikes, and formed boycotts to help farm workers fight for the rights they deserved. Learn more about Dolores and her leadership in the labor and civil rights movements"--Back cover.
7) Cesar Chavez
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English
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Cesar Chavez is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students. Cesar Chavez quit school after Grade 8 to help support his family. He laboured in the fields as a migrant farm worker. In 1962, Cesar...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
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English
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"You may have read about Cesar Chavez's leadership in organizing the well-known Delano Grape Strike and Boycott of the 1960s. But did you know it began as a strike led by Larry Itliong? He was a Filipino labor organizer who had also been working with grape pickers in California at the time. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book will uncover Itliong's story and show how it connects to Chavez's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
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Presents a brief biography of Cesar Chavez who fought for the rights of farm workers. His efforts shined a light on the conditions farm workers faced, and he had a lasting impact beyond the fields.
13) Cesar Chavez
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
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English
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"Describes the life and work of labor leader and organizer Cesar Chavez"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Growing up in a poor, migrant family, Cesar Chavez knew how hard life could be. As a boy, he went to thirty different schools before finally having to drop out in eighth grade to help support his family. Chavez devoted his life to creating unions and demanding better working conditions for all farmworkers. This book traces Chavez's life, highlighting the triumphs and difficulties that he encountered, while sidebars and a timeline provide extra information...
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970L
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English
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"Championing equal rights for all people regardless of gender, race, and economic class, Dolores Huerta is a globally recognized icon in the fight for social justice. This book explores Huerta's inspiring story, focusing on her courage and perseverance as an advocate for the working poor, women's rights, and rights for immigrant communities. As a co-founder of the United Farm Workers union and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, she continues...
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