Esperanza Rising

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Summary: Mexicano Tear-Jerker
Review: This book is the true to life story of Esperanza Ortega by Pam Munoz Ryan. She is a very rich and happy girl until her dad is killed by bandits the day before her birthday. THen her uncle burns down their house because without her father, they're virtually nothing. Then he asks her mother to marry him. She pretends that she will but in the middle of the night before the wedding they pack their stuff and head for California with their servants. They have a very hard life their and her mother almost dies. They turn out ok though. Esperanza and the servant boy fall in love and eventually get married ( this part isn't in the story, but it's in the authors note after the book) Anyways every rich AND poor person should read his book it's great.
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Summary: Esperanza Rising
Review: This is a fabulous book for students to read in the classroom because of the integration of history and social studies with reading and writing in the classroom. If you are a parent--you and your children will enjoy reading and talking about this book together.

Used in literature circles, as a classroom novel, or as a student choice book--it teaches important concepts, experiences, and realities for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans following the revolution, and peasant farmworkers living in America in the 1930s. It is a great historical fiction!

It is also a wonderful book for exploring and understanding differing perspectives, coming of age, death in the family, and leadership. I highly recommend this book for 4-7th graders (and even adults!).

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Summary: The Review of Esperanza Rising
Review: This was a very good book because it's about a girl named Esperanza, and she faces many problems through a couple of years. First her house burns down so her and her parents have to move. One day, her dad was standing outside and strikers came by and shot him. So, now they were in even bigger trouble. They had to move to California to get away from the strikers. When they got there , they moved into a small cabin. To find out what happens next I think you should read it, I think you'll like it!