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Esperanza Rising

by Pam Munoz Ryan9th Grade pick #45 · 262 pages · ISBN 9780439120425As an Amazon Associate KitQuest earns from qualifying purchases.
About this bookEsperanza 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.