Under the feet of Jesus / Helena María Viramontes.
The life of Mexican fruit pickers in California. The protagonists are a youth who is sprayed with pesticide by a plane and the girl who saves him. The novel describes the harsh conditions under which migrant workers live, the heat, the cramped quarters, the hand-to-mouth existence.
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Main Author: | Viramontes, Helena María, 1954- |
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Language: | English |
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Dutton,
[1995]
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