Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)

ISBN-13:	9780439120425
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2002
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	471
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 5.32(h) x 0.71(d)
Lexile:	750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

A timeless immigration story and beloved, award-winning modern classic, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Rita Williams-Garcia.* "Readers will be swept up." —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewEsperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances—because Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.