Every night Carlitos sleeps while his mother goes to work as a janitor in a skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles. When she comes home in the morning she sends Carlitos off to school before she goes to bed herself. One night his mama explains that she is not making enough money to support him and his abuelita. She and the other janitors have decided to go on strike to demand better wages. Carlitos wants to help, but he doesn't know how until...
A childern's book in English and Spanish by Diana Cohn, illustrated by Fransisco Delgado. Depicts the victorious 2000 Justice for Janitors strike.
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