| Reaching Out Contributor(s): Jimenez, Francisco (Author), Delgado, Emilio (Read by) |
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ISBN: 145586160X ISBN-13: 9781455861606 Publisher: Brilliance Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2012 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Young Adult Nonfiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Topics) - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Age Level: 10-13 |
| Grade Level: 5-8 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.5" W x 5.4" L (0.35 lbs) 5 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Unabridged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leaving his home in Bonetti Ranch, a migrant community of dilapidated army barracks with no indoor plumbing or drinkable water, Francisco Jim nez sets off for college. He leaves behind a family struggling to pay for food and rent, and a desperate, broken father. Carrying memories of years of poverty and prejudice with him, he enters a world entirely different from his own. Yet as he types other students' papers in exchange for clothing, as he studies hard, as he meets with unexpected kindness, he uses those very memories of struggle to see his way forward. Once again, Francisco Jim nez's honest words will open listeners' hearts and minds. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jimenez, Francisco: - Francisco Jimenez emigrated with his family to California from Tlaquepaque, Mexico. Throughout his childhood, he worked in the fields of California. After graduating from Santa Clara University, he received both his master's degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University, and is now the Fay Boyle Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and director of the ethnic studies program at Santa Clara University. He and his wife (the Laura in this book) live in Santa Clara, California, and have three grown children. |
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