United to Strike: A Story of the Delano Grape Workers

United to Strike: A Story of the Delano Grape Workers — page 3
Things change Jasmine insists Things always change Things can stay the same too I remind her I guess Jasmine doesn't believe in the power of positive thinking I don't know if I do either but I do believe that words are powerful I like words There's just something about them the flow the music that makes me want to write them all down They're always whirling around like a crop duster airplane propeller waiting to be plucked out and put down on paper I even went to our library after school and looked up all the jobs you can do with just words No labor unless you count what's going on in your head and no moving around so much like Jasmine's family used to do before they got to Delano It turns out there are a lot of jobs that I could do with words My favorite is investigative reporter I like the sound of that Tala Mendoza investigative reporter It sounds official and important doesn't it If I was an investigative reporter I'd be taken seriously all the time People would talk to me instead of just smiling and saying Well aren't you the cutest thing ever have a