Esperanza Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan
ISBN 9780439120425
Esperanza lives with her parents on El Rancho de las Rosas in Mexico. They are successful grape farmers. Esperanza leads a charmed life with servants, beautiful dresses and the love of her parents. All that changes when her father is killed and the ranch burns down. Faced with ruin, Esperanza, her mother and their servants travel to California to be farm workers. The work is exhausting and Esperanza no longer has toys, lovely dresses or even a home. Mama becomes very sick and must be taken to the hospital. Esperanza must grow up quickly and become the wage earner and help pay for food, lodging and Mama's hospital expenses. The journey Esperanza takes is physical and emotional. Many lessons are learned along the path, some easier than others.
Pam Munoz Ryan includes an afterward that talks about Mexican farm workers in California at that time and how they were treated. She also includes a recipe and craft included in the story.
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