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.
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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