Author: Maria Dolores Aguila | Illustrator: Magadalena Mora

Publisher: Penguin Young Reader | June 18, 2024 | 2020 Caldecott Honor Medal

Description: Barrio Logan, one of San Diego’s oldest Chicane neighborhoods, once brimmed with families and stretched all the way to the glorious San Diego Bay. But in the decades after WWII, the community lost their beach and bayfront to factories, junkyards, and an interstate that divided the neighborhood and forced around 5,000 people out of their homes. Then on April 22, 1970, residents discovered that the construction crew they believed was building a park—one the city had promised them years ago—was actually breaking ground for a police station. That’s when they knew it was time to make their voices heard. Barrio Rising invites readers to join a courageous young activist and her neighbors in their successful twelve-day land occupation and beyond, when Barrio Logan banned together and built the colorful park that would become the corazón of San Diego's Chicane community.

Also available in Spanish/también disponible en español: El barrio se levanta

Description provided by Penguin Young Readers Group

Patty's Pick: Barrio Logan is one of the oldest neighborhoods in San Diego; when the community is faced with a change that wasn’t planned they join together to fight for what was promised.  This story is current to how many communities must come together and hold our government accountable.  This is an important book to help children understand how government works and the need for unity in the community.