Monday, November 9, 2026

‘Mexikid Dreams’ by Pedro Martín

As part of promoting a culture of reading at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, I encourage young readers’ book reviews of their favorite books. In that spirit, I display five-star reviews of books that I’ve especially enjoyed. Here is one of my recent five-star reviews, for Mexikid Dreams by Pedro Martín.

In 1973, Pedro Martín and his family were working as sharecroppers in a strawberry field. In Mexikid Dreams, Martín strikes a skillful balance between humorous antics and family relationships with serious and thought-provoking themes. It’s a worthy follow-up to Martín’s earlier graphic memoir Mexikid, which was an Honor Book for the Newbery Medal.

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