Book
The Pecan Sheller
- Published
- 2025
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Pages
- 256
- Words
- 41974
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.5
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–13
In 1930s San Antonio, thirteen-year-old Petra must quit school to work at a pecan shelling factory where the poor conditions push her to take a vital stand for change. Book has graphic violence.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9798765610527
Tags
ALSC NotablesFamily Life-Jobs for YouthHistorical FictionHistory-1930sHistory-Depression Era AmericaPeople-ChildrenRealistic FictionSocial Issues-Civic/Economic ProgressSocial Issues-PovertyUnited States-Texas