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Keywords

christmas, family, farm, grandparents, hispanic, holidays, memories, moving, multicultural, parents, plants, shelter, siblings, travel, verbal communication

Title

Lights on the river

Description

Teresa and her family are migrant farm workers whose home is wherever there is work. With no permanent home, Teresa carries with her a wooden box containing a single candle from her grandmother that reminds her of the place she considers home.

Author

Thomas, Jane Resh

Publisher

Hyperion Books for Children

ISBN

0-7868-0004-6

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1994

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Laura Thamann, 1996

Citation

Thomas, Jane Resh, “Lights on the river,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 23, 2019, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/9722.