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Esperanza Rising

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
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When Esperanza and Mama are forced to flee to the bountiful region of Aguascalientes, Mexico, to a Mexican farm labor camp in California, they must adjust to a life without fancy dresses and servants they were accustomed to on Rancho de las Rosas. Now they must confront the challenges of hard work, acceptance by their own people, and economic difficulties brought on by the Great Depression. When Mama falls ill and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must relinquish her hold on the past and learn to embrace a future ripe with the riches of family and community. Difficult Discussions Family Life Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories Social & Life Skills
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A beautifully told tale of a wealthy naive girl faced with a sudden life of hard knocks. The story weaves complex themes into her coming into herself as a mature, hard-working, resilient and lovely human. Lovely narration too

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