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Esperanza Renace (Esperanza Rising) (Scholastic Gold)
Contributor(s): Ryan, Pam Muñoz (Author), Molinero, Nuria (Translator)

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ISBN: 0439398851 ISBN-13: 9780439398855
Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Language: Spanish
Published: August 2002
Annotation: For the first 12 years of her life, Esperanza Ortega is pampered by servants and sheltered by her doting parents on their ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. But a sudden tragedy shatters that world of wealth and privilege. Homeless and destitute, she and her mother emigrate to California to work in the fields and start a new life.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 740

Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.3" W x 7.66" L (0.40 lbs) 272 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Booklist 11/01/2002 pg. 506

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Publisher Description:
A Mexican Grapes of Wrath, based on a family story, from the award-winning author of Riding Freedom.

Esperanza Ortega tiene todos los tesoros que una chica pueda desear: hermosos vestidos, una linda casa llena de sirvientes en M xico, y la promesa de que un d a llegar a presidir el Rancho como su mam . Pero una tragedia inesperada destruye ese sue o, obligando a Esperanza y a su madre a escapar a California d nde tendr n que trabajar en una finca junto a otros mexicanos. All tendr que olvidar su pasado y enfrentarse a las nuevas realidades de su vida: trabajo duro, aceptaci n y dificultades econ micas. Esperanza descubrir que la verdadera riqueza est en la familia y la comunidad.

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