Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights
by Larry Dane Brimner
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2014
Word Count 32,173
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1220L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 169517, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers--Employment--California--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local
- National Farm Workers Association--History--Juvenile literature
- Mexican American agricultural laborers--Employment--California--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Migrant agricultural laborers--California--History--Juvenile literature
- Agricultural laborers--California--History--Juvenile literature
- Agricultural laborers--Labor unions--California--History--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Lists With This Book
- Labor Books
- Making a Difference
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2015
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
History Selection, 2014
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