
Voices from the fields: children of migrant farmworkers tell their stories
General non-fiction, United States travel and geography, Business and economics
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Nine children of migrant Mexican American farmworkers tell of their lives and future dreams. These young people speak poignantly of poverty, gangs, and teenage parenthood; and of their hope and belief that education will provide a better life. Interspersed among… the interviews are poems in English and Spanish. For grades 6-9 and older readers