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Esperanza rising

Ryan, Pam Muñoz. (Author).

Summary: Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.

Record details

  • ISBN: 043912042X (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0439120411 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780439120418 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780439120425 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 262 p. ; 22 cm.
    print
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
2002 and 2018 editions include "After words" bonus features.
Formatted Contents Note: Contents of After Words guide: About the author -- Q&A with Pam Muoz Ryan -- Make your own Jamaica flower punch -- Making Mama's yarn doll -- Those familiar sayings -- What story do you have to tell?
Target Audience Note:
Ages 9 to 14.
Awards Note:
Pura Belpre' Award, 2002.
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2001.
Subject: Mexican Americans -- California -- Juvenile fiction
Mexican Americans -- Juvenile fiction
Migrant labor -- Juvenile fiction
Agricultural laborers -- Juvenile fiction
California -- Juvenile fiction
Topic Heading: BIPOC.

Available copies

  • 5 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Smithers Public Library J RYA (Text) 35101001034383 Children's room Volume hold Checked out 2024-04-30

Summary: Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.

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