The Pecan Sheller
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Age Range
10 - 14
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2025-04-01
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9798765610527
Lexile
740
Themes
social justice
family
activism

The Pecan Sheller

Written by Lupe Ruiz-Flores

Winner of the 2026 Pura Belpré Award

The Pecan Sheller is a moving historical novel set in 1930s San Antonio, following thirteen-year-old Petra as she is forced to leave school to work in a grueling pecan factory. When wages are cut and conditions become life-threatening, Petra helps lead a courageous six-week strike to fight for her family's future and the rights of her community.

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Age Range
10 - 14
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2025-04-01
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9798765610527
Lexile
740
Themes
social justice
family
activism
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