From the Fields to the Fight

Name: From the Fields to the Fight
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781665946704
Price: 53.0 NZD
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How Jessica Govea Thorbourne Organized for Justice

By Angela Quezada Padron

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A timely and inspiring picture book biography of Jessica Govea Thorbourne, a Latina labour activist who worked alongside Dolores Huerta to bring attention to the plight of migrant farm workers. When Jessica Govea Thorbourne was four years old, she began picking crops in the California fields.... Read More

Format: Hardback

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From the Fields to the Fight

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Description

A timely and inspiring picture book biography of Jessica Govea Thorbourne, a Latina labour activist who worked alongside Dolores Huerta to bring attention to the plight of migrant farm workers.

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 organise for change, passing out flyers, speaking to crowds, and rallying other kids to petition for a neighbourhood park. As an adult, she joined the United Farm Workers and played a pivotal role in the success of the California Grape Boycott. Though her journey started when she was very young, Jessica found her voice and empowered others to fight for their rights.

Jessica showed that making a difference can start with just one child.

From the Fields to the Fight captures the power of determination and the impact of a single voice in the movement for social change.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665946704

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Illustration: f-c jkt (spfx: spot gloss on matte film) + int.; digital

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sol Salinas

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 279.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 483g

Pages: 48

Collections

Angela Quezada Padron Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Young Adult

About the Author

Angela Quezada Padron is a Latina author-illustrator who spent her childhood days writing stories and doodling on the garage walls of her New Jersey home and her summers visiting family in the Dominican Republic. As the Seas Rise: Nicole Hernández Hammer and the Fight for Climate Justice is her author-illustrator debut. She’s also the author of From the Fields to the Fight: How Jessica Govea Thorbourne Organized for Justice. She won first place in the Portfolio Showcase at the 2023 Florida SCBWI Conference and was a semifinalist for the SCBWI Tomie dePaola Award in 2014. Visit her at AngelaPadron.com.

Sol Salinas is a non-binary artist from San Antonio, Texas. At a young age, they fell in love with history while watching old Hollywood movies with their grandmother. When they aren’t drawing, Sol can usually be found playing Dungeons & Dragons, collecting rose quartz, drinking warm cups of tea, and listening to their favorite music: Fleetwood Mac. Find more at SolSalinasIllustration.com or on Instagram @SolsticeIllo.