Book
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
- Published
- 2025
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Pages
- 304
- Words
- 17705
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220909044-a-sea-of-lemon-trees
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.1
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 800L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–11
In 1930s California, twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez becomes the lead plaintiff when his Mexican American community challenges a segregated school in the historic Lemon Grove case.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781250342614
- ISBN-10
- 1250342619
Tags
ALSC NotablesHistorical FictionHistory-American/U.S. HistoryPeople-ChildrenPeople-Mexican AmericanPoetrySocial Issues-Justice/Legal IssuesSocial Issues-Prejudice & DiscriminationUnited States-California