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Breaking Through
Contributor(s): Jiménez, Francisco (Author)
ISBN: 0618342486     ISBN-13: 9780618342488
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2002
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Annotation: At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jimenez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How they sustain their hope, their goodheartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jimenez finishes telling the story of his youth.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Homelessness & Poverty
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001016941
Lexile Measure: 750
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.28 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Catalog Heading - Classics
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 54159
Reading Level: 5.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
In this Pura Belpr Honor-winning memoir, sequel to best-selling The Circuit, Francisco Jimenez tells his timely story about immigrant prejudice, keeping hope alive when there is none and his family's journey to achieving their American dream.

At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jim nez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home in California, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona.

In the months and years that follow during the late 1950s-early 1960s, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How they sustain their hope, their good-heartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving, Pura Belpr Honor-winning sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jim nez finishes telling the story of his youth.


Contributor Bio(s): Jimenez, Francisco: - Francisco Jiménez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master's degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now the chairman of the Modern Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University, the setting of much of his newest novel, Reaching Out. He is the award-winning author of The Circuit, Breaking Through, and La Mariposa. He is also the recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. He lives with his family in Santa Clara, California.