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Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan

20004 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
2000
first published
  • 2000Scholastic Press · 262 pages · ENGISBN 9781404633858
  • 2000Scholastic Press · 262 pages · ENGISBN 9780439120418
  • 2000Holt, Rinehart and Winston · 319 pages · ENGISBN 9780030663512
  • 2006Listening Library · ENGISBN 9780739330616
  • 2007Listening Library · 4 pagesISBN 9780739338964
  • 2003Chicken House Ltd · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9781903434987
  • 2005Scholastic Inc. · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780439771252
  • 2019Thorndike Press Large Print · 256 pagesISBN 9781432863883
PlayfulWhimsicalHistoricalShort readModern History

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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Written forChildrenMiddle grade

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