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Esperanza Rising by: Pam Munoz Ryan Childrens Bookshop Price: $6.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Brand: SCHOLASTIC BOOKS (TRADE) EAN: 9780439120425 ISBN: 043912042X Label: Blue Sky Press Manufacturer: Blue Sky Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: June 01, 2002 Publisher: Blue Sky Press Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Blue Sky Press Sales Rank: 4617 MPN: SB043912042X Features:
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 Rating:  - Reads almost like a songI did not expect this book to amaze me as much as it did. Maybe it's the fact that this is based on the true story of the author's grandmother, but this book is written with such heart and love it will set you weeping. At the same time, it's beautiful, touching, and rich in inspiration and the human spirit. Esperanza is a girl who lives the life of a princess in Mexico. However, the fairy tale syndrome strikes her when her father dies. Her cruel uncle demands her mother marry him, so ... Read More: Rating: - Very good book ! Good message to youth. This was simply a good read for youth or perhaps for anyone. The story sent out a message concerning discrimination, learning and coping with change, and growing and evolving into a stronger human being. Thumbs up ! Rating: - Beautifully written and movingBased on her grandmother's experiences as an immigrant and a migrant worker in the 1930's. Ryan has written a beautiful and sensitive book about a young girl who is forced to flee her home and her sheltered life in Mexico to becme a migrant worker in the US. Highly recommended! Rating:  - I Liked It"Esperanza Rising," a great book to read over the summer.This book is about a young girl whos life goes way down hill but at the end her life changes a bit but she's always with the people she loves most. If you don't like it at first give it a chance, that's what I did and I liked it alot. The book requires you imagining to be Esperanza. At the end think about what you read. It's a great book to think about at the end and see if you love it because your brain will do a little review and you will ... Read More: Rating: - EnlighteningWe just recently listened to the the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan on. cd It has been awhile to have a book touch me and make me think like this book did. This book is based upon the stories a grandmother told her granddaughter, the author. The grandmother is Esperanza. Esperanza and her recently widowed mother make the difficult decision to leave Mexico, where they lived the lives of royalty to come to America, the land of the free. They leave with their servants who are now their equals and ... Read More: |
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