From the Fields to the Fight: How Jessica Govea Thorbourne Organized for Jusitce

Angela Quezada Padron

Biography

A timely and inspiring picture book biography of Jessica Govea Thorbourne, a Latina labor activist who worked alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to bring attention to the plight of migrant farmworkers. When Jessica Govea Thorbourne was four years old, she began picking crops in the California fields. One resilient girl, doing what was needed to help her family. As Jessica grew up, she saw her community struggling. Farm workers were being treated unfairly. But she was just one child. What could she do? Jessica stood up for justice and learned to organize for change, passing out flyers,

Book Info

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster)

Publishing date

Mar 24, 2026

Genre

Biography

EAN/UPC or ISBN

9781665946704

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