The Stories of Juana Briones: Alta California Pioneer

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Summary: A great message for you
Review: It is a short book but it has an amazing message for everybody. Her perseverance and her struggling spirit to reach a better future for her family was the best advice that I got from it.

I would like to recommend this admirable book because we can learn more about California History and how life teaches us to grow up. I believe that this deep message is the most remarkable for me.

Never lose hope, it is better to die happy.

Every day I mis up my dreams with the reality of life and this book help me to get my personal goals clear and to follow my ideal for the future.

Enjoy it.

Rating:
Summary: A great message for you
Review: It is a short book but it has an amazing message for everybody. Her perseverance and her struggling spirit to reach a better future for her family was the best advice that I got from it.

I would like to recommend this admirable book because we can learn more about California History and how life teaches us to grow up. I believe that this deep message is the most remarkable for me.

Never lose hope, it is better to die happy.

Every day I mis up my dreams with the reality of life and this book help me to get my personal goals clear and to follow my ideal for the future.

Enjoy it.

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Summary: A powerful narrative of a positive role model
Review: The Stories Of Juana Briones is a rendition of a California pioneer, a citizen of Spain, Mexico, and the United States. She was unique in that, unlike most other women of the era, she owned land when California became part of America and many other Hispanic families lost their land. Juana Briones contested the loss of the family estate, took her case to the United States Supreme Court, and won -- even though she could not read or write. Her amazing life story, told through her own eyes as if to her grandchildren, makes for a powerful narrative of a positive role model, highly recommended especially for young readers ages 8 to 11.

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Summary: A book about Californian history for the whole family
Review: This book was different from the books I normally read.
The books I read are longer and are written for adults.
However, I still found this book interesting, and it's a book everybody who lives in California should read. There is a lot of information regarding history in it. That's why I think even people who don't live in California will enjoy the book, too.
The book is easy to read and the contents are not too childlike. Even older people can enjoy the book and learn about the history.

"The Stories of Juana Briones" is a history book but also good for people who don't like to read a "dry" history book.

I learned a lot from the story; the most important part for me was that no matter how and it is and how badly you struggle, especially living in another country, if you belive in something, try to be a good person, learn from people no matter where they are from and don't give up hope; you can reach whatever you want.

All in all ; I do think this book is an excellent book to read with the whole family. Everybody will understand it and learn about Californian history.