BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
On January 5, 1931, the Lemon Grove Grammar school closed its doors to the Mexican and Mexican American children. The School District, responding to letters from white parents had built a separate school citing the need to teach them English was making the white students' education suffer. Roberto Alvarez, one of the Mexican American children was bilingual and a good student, his parents helped form a committee of parents who sued the school district over this separation and segregation.
I loved the illustrations - great representation of the 1930s. This is such an important story, and I'm glad to see it in a picture book.. There's a nice author's note at the end. Includes sources and photographs, I loved that there was a school photo of Roberto.
Lisa Librarian
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