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Published on Sep 23, 2003 | 4 Hours 43 Minutes
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Published on Sep 23, 2003 | 4 Hours 43 Minutes
When Esperanza and Mama are forced to flee to the bountiful region of Aguascalientes, Mexico, to a Mexican farm labor camp in California, they must adjust to a life without fancy dresses and servants they were accustomed to on Rancho de las Rosas. Now they must confront the challenges of hard work, acceptance by their own people, and economic difficulties brought on by the Great Depression. When Mama falls ill and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must relinquish her hold on the past and learn to embrace a future ripe with the riches of family and community.
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Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pam Muñoz Ryan grew up in the San Joaquin Valley of California and now lives with her family near San Diego. She has written over 40 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Riding Freedom and Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, an ALA Notable Children’s Book. She is a recipient of the National Education Association’s Human and Civil Rights Award, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the Ludington Award.
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