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Friday, May 13, 2016

Amelia's Road by Linda Jacobs Altman

Book: Amelia's Road
Author:  Linda Jacobs Altman
ISBN-13: 978-1-880000-04-5
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214


Comments: A little travels from one harvest to another with her family.  She would like to stop traveling and call one place home.  Her parents are migrant farm workers.  The story demonstrates how you can find strength even though you may feel you don't have any power.

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1. Amelia Luisa Martinez
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4. The roads that Amelia knew went to farms.
5. The farm workers labored the farms.
6. Amelia wanted to go somewhere people didn't have to work so hard.
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8. Amelia's family had a cabin at the labor camp.
9. No, Amelia's family didn't care about the type of housing they received.
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11. Amelia was born in Yuba City.
12. Amelia was born in June.
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14. Amelia picked apples from 5am to 8am.
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16. Amelia's hands stung and her shoulders ached.
17. Yes, Amelia had to attend school after working.
18. Amelia's elementary school is called Fillmore Elementary.
19. Mrs. Ramos was Amelia's teacher's name.
20. Amelia drew a house with a big tree in the front yard on the first day of school.
21. Amelia found "The Accidental Road" one day after school.
22. There was a wondrous tree at the end of "The Accidental Road."
23. Rosa was Amelia's sister's name.
24. Hector was Amelia's brother's name.
25. Amelia found an old metal box one day.
26. Amelia named "The Accidental Road," "Amelia Road."
27. Amelia buried the box right below the big tree at the end of the accidental road.
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