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Pedrito’s World

by Arturo O. Martinez · 2007

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In southern Texas in 1941, six-year-old Pedrito holds onto his hope for a better future as he helps to grow watermelons on his parents' farm and sell them in San Antonio, and attends school five miles from home.

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childrens
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short · 160 pages

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