...And Now Miguel

Description:

A coming of age story about a hispanic shepherd boy living in New Mexico. He proves his worth by saving the sheep, helping with important farm duties and eventually is allowed to accompany the men up to the canyon with the sheep for the summer.

subjects: agriculture,  farm,  catholic,  Hispanics and Latinos,  desert life,  father,  work,  Sheep,  Fiction,  Family life,  Newbery Medal,  Newbery medal book,  Juvenile fiction,  Sheep ranchers,  Accelerated Reader,  Families,  Hispanic Americans,  Adventure fiction,  Children's fiction,  Boys, fiction,  Sheep, fiction,  New mexico, fiction

Places: New Mexico

Times: 1950