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Book SynopsisMeet six-year-old Pedrito, who lives on a South Texas farm with his mother, father, and sister. The year is 1941, and except for a trip to the city of San Antonio, Pedrito's life is the farm and the school he attends. This title tells his story that presents a window on the lives and culture of a Mexican family living and working in South Texas.
Trade ReviewPedrito's World, a memoir-based children's novel by Arturo O. Martinez, was a finalist in the 2008 Western Writers of America 2008 Spur Awards Competitions. The award ceremony was held in Scottsdale, Arizona on June 13. ""Set in 1941 in rural south Texas ... the stories that six-year-old Pedrito relates illuminate his family and world... Perhaps it is the author's background in journalism that enables him to tell tales of his childhood so vividly that readers will be moved, and not by sentimentality but through clean writing and well-chosen details that breathe life into the characters and give heft to the setting."" Carolyn Phelan, Booklist (from TechAnnounce 7/8/08)
