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Esperanza rising / Pam Muñoz Ryan.

Ryan, Pam Muñoz. (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0439576172 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 262 p. ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Inc, 2000.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Contents of After Words guide: About the author -- Q&A with Pam Muñoz Ryan -- Make your own Jamaica flower punch -- Making Mama's yarn doll -- Those familiar sayings -- What story do you have to tell?
Awards Note:
Pura Belpré Author Award, 2002.
Subject: Mexican Americans > California > Juvenile fiction.
Agricultural laborers > Juvenile fiction.
California > Juvenile fiction

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Swinomish Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
La Conner Regional Library J FIC RYAN 82548 CHILDREN Available -


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