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Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike In L.a.
Si Se Puede / Yes We Can Janitor Strike In La Author:Diana Cohn This Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book is now available in paperback. ¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can! is a bilingual fictional story set against the backdrop of the successful janitors' strike in Los Angeles in 2000. It tells about Carlitos, whose mother is a janitor. She and the other janitors have decided to go on strike. How will Carlit... more »os support his mother? He and the other children in his class join the marchers with a very special sign for his mom! ¡Si, Se Puede! is also a Skipping Stones Honor Book, as well as a selection for The Best of Beyond Difference, a recommended list of the top 10 diversity books published in 2002.Diana Cohn is an author and social activist. She lives on a houseboat in Sausalito, California.« less