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Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Scholastic
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, Esperana must relinquish her hold on the past learn to embrace a future ripe with the riches of family and community.
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Before you read: By looking at the cover, what do you think this book will be about?
After you read: Do you think it is difficult to be a mimgrant worker? What would you have done if you were Esperanza? Would you have had a difficult time adjusting to your new situation?
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