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"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." --
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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. Esperanza Ortega has a wonderful life in Mexico until tragedy shatters her dream and forces her and her mother to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp.
4) Local news
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
A collection of thirteen short stories about the everyday lives of Mexican American young people in California's Central Valley.
5) Boys at work
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Rudy breaks an older boy's Discman at a baseball game, he and his friend Alex come up with a variety of ways to make money to pay for a new one.
Author
Series
Orilla del viento ; 29
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Economica
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
Español
Description
A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.
7) Dancing home
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When Margie's cousin Lupe comes from Mexico to live in California with Margie's family, Lupe must adapt to America, while Margie, who thought it would be fun to have her cousin there, finds that she's embarrassed by her in school and jealous of her at home.
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Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
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.
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