{"product_id":"9780374480653","title":"Under the Same Sky","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUnder the Same Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Cynthia DeFelice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teenager discovers racism and romance on his father's farm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor his fourteenth birthday, Joe Pedersen wants a motorbike that costs nearly a thousand dollars. But his mom says the usual birthday gift is fifty dollars, and his dad wants Joe to earn the rest of the money himself and \"find out what a real day's work feels like.\" Angry that his father doesn't think he's up to the job, Joe joins the Mexican laborers who come to his father's farm each summer. Manuel, the crew boss, is only sixteen, yet highly regarded by the other workers and the Pedersen family. Joe's resentment grows when his father treats Manuel as an equal. Compared with Manuel, Joe knows nothing about planting and hoeing cabbage and picking strawberries. But he toughs out the long, grueling days in the hot sun, determined not only to make money but to gain the respect of his stern, hardworking father. Joe soon learns about the problems and fears the Mexicans live with every day, and, before long, thanks to Manuel, his beautiful cousin Luisa, and the rest of the crew, Joe comes to see the world in a whole different way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her sensitive new novel, Cynthia DeFelice explores our dependency on migrant workers and simultaneous reluctance to let these people into our country and into our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Same Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Will make readers think twice about their own prejudices.” —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With sensitivity and self-deprecating humor and reflection, Joe narrates a well-paced story that illuminates the need for understanding, tolerance, and discussion of the role and rights of migrant workers in the United States.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Offers much to absorb and stimulate readers . . . [DeFelice] engineers a dramatic climax that allows Joe to demonstrate real courage - and that will let readers grapple with the notion that right and wrong are not always easily identifiable.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Suspense and romance keep the story going, at the same time that DeFelice conveys the vital work of migrant workers in U.S. agriculture and draws attention to problems with immigration policies.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Florida Sunshine State YR Award ML, Long-listed New York Charlotte Award Master List, Long-listed Iowa Children's Choice Award Master List, Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374480653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40675708174542,"sku":"9780374480653","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_db1e20e4-a06e-4639-9027-d984bd1a7bc3.jpg?v=1639970528","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374480653","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}