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An inspiring story of struggle, hardship, and hope, Esperanza Rising gave me and my children much to discuss. This is a great work of historical fiction for children based on the life of the author's grandmother.
Esperanza, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, and her mother must leave their home in Mexico and start over as farm workers in California after the death of her father. Set in the early 1930's, this book gives you a feel for the struggles of the Great Depression as well as California H ...more
Esperanza, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, and her mother must leave their home in Mexico and start over as farm workers in California after the death of her father. Set in the early 1930's, this book gives you a feel for the struggles of the Great Depression as well as California H ...more
Following the death of her father, a young girl is forced to leave her life of wealth and luxuries in Mexico and move to a farm labor camp in California. Esperanza Rising does a great job of taking us through the "mountains" and "valleys" of this life changing journey. This is a fantastic read aloud that provoked discussions on topics like unions, immigrants and prejudice, to name a few. We also compared the farm camp conditions in this book to the Colorado coal camps in the book "Katerina's Wis
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Great book, and sheds light on the situation of Mexicans and other agricultural workers in the 1930s.
I really enjoyed this book. It's sad that nothing has changed much.
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Esperanza is the only child of a wealthy farmer in Mexico in the 1930's. Tragedy strikes and Esperanza and her mother flee to California where they work as laborers on a large farm. It is very tough for Esperanza to adjust to her new life. I admit Esperanza annoyed me at first, typical annoying teenager, but she grew on me. The book is also very topical dealing with immigration and the treatment of farm laborers.
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What a fantastic read! I loved the history included and that the pulled it from her own family. I could read this again.
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