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Good story. Most kids wouldn't choose to watch it again. "Some of the characters didn't treat the Mexican workers very nice. The workers were nice. They did turn their back on the family after he was hurt but they were never nean. They just didn't play." "I liked the rattlesnakes. They mouthed things and you could tell what they were saying." "It's interesting because I love history. I didn't know things like that happened and still happen."

Thought provoking, multi-faceted story that teaches lessons about treating people from different cultures as well as family members with respect. Social and personal values are challenged including standing up for one's own beliefs. Offers good talking points about racial prejudice. Excellent presentation, at times a bit slow. Well written and produced. Very realistic. Addresses the interaction between workers and familiy members who hire them.

While looking through her mother's old trunk, young Jane finds an aged crayon drawing. Her mother, Ira, explains that it contains a story from the summer of 1965 when she was 12 years old. And it was the last summer she would be a kid before having to work in the beet fields with her family. She was unsure what to expect when her father hired migrant workers to help with the harvest. Despite prejudice shown by some of the locals, Ira and a young Mexican boy named Oscar build a friendship that overcomes cultural differences and endures the test of time.