The pecan sheller

In 1930s San Antonio, after her father's death, thirteen-year-old Petra must quit school to work at a pecan shelling factory where dangerous conditions and low wages push her to take a vital stand for change.

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Main Author: Ruiz-Flores, Lupe (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, 2025.
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Summary:In 1930s San Antonio, after her father's death, thirteen-year-old Petra must quit school to work at a pecan shelling factory where dangerous conditions and low wages push her to take a vital stand for change.
Physical Description:249 pages 20 cm
ISBN:9798765610527
Author Notes:Lupe Ruiz-Flores is the author of six bilingual picture books. She is a former Regional Advisor for the Southwest Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and until recently its newsletter editor. She is a member of the Writers League of Texas, Texas Library Association, Las Musas, and Kindling Words. She was awarded the Tejas Star Book Award for three consecutive years and won the Pura Belpré Children's Author Award for ThePecan Sheller in 2026. Her poetry and short stories have been published in anthologies, including Thanku: Poems of Gratitude . She was recently inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.