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Esperanza Rising
English
ISBN: 043912042X
EAN: 9780439120425
Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/
Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
Release Date: 04/13/2002
Age Range: 8-12
Synopsis: A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryans bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment. Esperanza thought shed always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--shed always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isnt ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When their new life is threatened, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--Mamas life, and her own, depend on it.
Awards: Beehive Childrens Fictional Book Award – null Beehive Young Adults Book Award – null Bluebonnet Award – null California Young Reader Medal – null Charlie May Simon Childrens Book Award – null Colorado Childrens Book Award – null FOCAL Award – null Garden State Teen Book Award – null Georgia Childrens Book Award – null Golden Sower Award – null Grand Canyon Reader Award – null Great Stone Face Childrens Book Award – null Iowa Childrens Choice Award – null Judy Lopez Memorial Award (Womens National Book Association, Los Angeles Chapter) – null Land of Enchantment Book Award – null Massachusetts Childrens Book Award – null Maud Hart Lovelace Award – null Nevada Young Readers Award – null Nutmeg Childrens Book Award – null Prairie Pasque Award – null Pura Belpre Award – null Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award – null SCASL Book Award (South Carolina) – null Sunshine State Young Readers Book Award – null Virginia Readers Choice Awards – null William Allen White Childrens Book Award – null Arizona Young Readers Award – null
Esperanza Rising
Illustrated: Yes
Format: Paperback
Height: 0.75 inches
Width: 5.25 inches
Length: 7.62 inches
Weight: 7.23 oz
Pages: 307
