Beautifull written historical fiction. I connected with the main character immediatley. I love how the author brings to life the characters and the culture. Heart-felt and engaging story. It was hard for me to put it down.
Wonderful story, so well told, and just unique. Esperanza's story, of a girl who goes from a pampered wealthy rancher's daughter in Mexico to a field worker who lives in a camp in California, is not something we've read before (at least, not in this YA format). The whole tale - and it does seem so...
I have read four of Pam Munoz Ryan's books, and Esperanza Rising is by far my favorite of them. Esperanza comes from a life of luxury and privilege, living on a ranch in Mexico with her parents, grandmother and servants. Then tragedy strikes and Esperanza and her mother have to go to America to find...
Good historical fiction/coming of age story.
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