Chicano movement

Ages 4-8

Monica Brown’s Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez

Carmen Tafolla’s That’s Not Fair/No Es Justo?: Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle for Justice

Ages 6-9

David and Michael Adler’s A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez

Gillis, Jennifer Blizin.  Dolores Huerta.

Kathleen Krull’s Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez

Moore, Heidi.  Luisa Moreno.

Valerie Petrillo’s A Kid’s Guide to Latino History: More than 50 Activities

Shea, Kitty.  Cesar Chavez.

Duncan Tonatiuh’s Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation

Sarah Warren’s Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers

Ages 10 and up

Bernier-Grand, Carmen.  Cesar: Si Se Puede, Yes We Can!

Gaines, Ann.  Cesar E. Chavez: The Fight for Farmworker’s Rights.

Gonzales, Doreen.  Cesar Chavez: Leader for Migrant Farm Workers.

Olmstead, Mary.  Judy Baca.

Velasquez, Gloria.  Juanita Fights the School Board.

Finally, a fantastic young adult novel set during the time period of the Chicano movement is Benjamin Saenz’ Sammy and Julianna in Hollywood

 

 

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