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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan · Booklabria

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Esperanza Rising

HistoryHistorical Fiction

Esperanza Rising

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First published: 2000
Editions: 24 in 3 languages

Synopsis

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.

Subjects: History
Historical Fiction
Children's fiction
Social conditions
Ficción juvenil
Mothers and daughters
Set in: California
Mexico

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24 in 3 languages

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English16 Spanish4 French1

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