| Esperanza Renace (Esperanza Rising) (Scholastic Gold) Contributor(s): Ryan, Pam Muñoz (Author), Molinero, Nuria (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0439398851 ISBN-13: 9780439398855 Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: August 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.3" W x 7.66" (0.40 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Mexican Grapes of Wrath, based on a family story, from the award-winning author of Riding Freedom.Esperanza Ortega tiene todos los tesoros que una chica pueda desear: hermosos vestidos, una linda casa llena de sirvientes en M xico, y la promesa de que un d a llegar a presidir el Rancho como su mam . Pero una tragedia inesperada destruye ese sue o, obligando a Esperanza y a su madre a escapar a California d nde tendr n que trabajar en una finca junto a otros mexicanos. All tendr que olvidar su pasado y enfrentarse a las nuevas realidades de su vida: trabajo duro, aceptaci n y dificultades econ micas. Esperanza descubrir que la verdadera riqueza est en la familia y la comunidad. |