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Esperanza Rising

by Pam Munoz Ryan

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ISBN13: 9780439120425
ISBN10: 043912042x
Condition: Standard
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Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, & servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When their new life is threatened, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--Mama's life and her own depend on it.

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Esperanza Ortega has fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and the promise of one day rising to her mother's position presiding over all of Rancho de las Rosas. But tragedy shatters that dream, forcing Esperanza and Mama to flee from Mexico to California and settle in a farm labor camp. There, Esperanza must confront the challenges that are accepted by her own people.

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Esperanza Ortega lives in a beautiful home filled with servants and the promise of one day presiding over all of Rancho de las Rosas. But tragedy shatters that dream, forcing Esperanza and Mama to flee from Mexico to California and settle in a farm labor camp.

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I loved the book, it was a great book, I just want to read it to my sisters.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780439120425
Author:
Ryan, Pam Munoz
Publisher:
Scholastic
Author:
Munoz Ryan, Pam
Author:
Ryan, Pam Muunoz
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
California
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Mexican americans
Subject:
Social Situations - Homelessness & Poverty
Subject:
Ethnic - Hispanic & Latino
Subject:
Agricultural laborers
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
People & Places - United States - Hispanic/Latino
Subject:
Social Issues - Homelessness & Poverty
Subject:
Mexican Americans -- California.
Copyright:
Series Volume:
2
Publication Date:
June 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
RL4.
Language:
English
Pages:
262
Dimensions:
7.54x5.28x.71 in. .44 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12

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