Pub Date: October 1, 2002
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001016941
Lexile Code: 0750
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 6.90" L x 4.90" W ( 0.28 lbs) 208 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Nonfiction | Hispanic and Latino | Social Topics | Poverty and Homelessness | Biography and Autobiography | Cultural and Regional | Emigration Immigration and Refugees | Family | General see also headings under Social Topics | Boys and Men | Activism and Social Justice | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance
Series: Circuit
Description: In this Pura Belpré Honor-winning memoir, sequel to best-selling The Circuit, Francisco Jimenez tells his timely story about immigrant prejudice, keeping hope alive when there is none and his family's journey to achieving their American dream.
Brief description: Francisco Jiménez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master's degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now the chairman of the Modern Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University, the setting of much of his newest novel, Reaching Out. He is the Pura Belpre Honor winning author of The Circuit, Breaking Through, and La Mariposa. He is also the recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. He lives with his family in Santa Clara, California.
Review Quotes:
"The images are powerful . . . this is a book for many readers, who may discover an America they didn't know was here." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
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