Esperanza Renace (Esperanza Rising) (Scholastic Gold)
by Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Description
For the first 12 years of her life, Esperanza Ortega is pampered by servants and sheltered by her doting parents on their ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. But a sudden tragedy shatters that world of wealth and privilege. Homeless and destitute, she and her mother emigrate to California to work in the fields and start a new life.
Publisher Marketing:
A Mexican "Grapes of Wrath," based on a family story, from the award-winning author of Riding Freedom.
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ISBN13: 9780439398855
Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol
Publication Date: Aug-2002
Pages: 272
Lexile Level: 0740
Ages: 09 - 12