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Esperanza Rising

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
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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.©2000 Pam Munoz Ryan; (P)2001 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, An Imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group Difficult Discussions Family Life Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Fiction Latin American Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories Social & Life Skills Latin America Mexico Heartfelt Feel-Good

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I loved this book and hated for it to end! You can't help but fall in love with the characters, especially Esperanza.

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I really liked it it’s about a girl 👧 in a country where she has to marrie
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This book should be required reading in school. The story is so relevant and beautiful! I was tearing up throughout the whole thing. Then to discover it was based on a true story...just wow.

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i liked the book i recommend it you should read this book you will love it.

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