Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Who would you be if you lost everything you ever had?
The night before Esperanza turns 13, tragedy strikes and everything changes. She was part of a wealthy family that owned a huge ranch in Mexico. In the blink of an eye, she was no longer wealthy, in Mexico, or with her family. How does she react? What can she do to change it? This is a story that will stay in your heart after you read it.
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LEARN About the author: http://www.pammunozryan.com
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SEE Migrant workers during the Great Depression: http://tinyurl.com/7z2ttba
SEE More photographs from the Great Depression: http://tinyurl.com/b7snzl
WATCH A video, Surviving the Dust Bowl http://tinyurl.com/2ab3u6k
LISTEN to interviews of Dust Bowl migrant workers: http://tinyurl.com/7z2ttba
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LEARN About the author: http://www.pammunozryan.com
LISTEN To Las Mananitas (the birthday song): http://tinyurl.com/9cwsyl6
DISCOVER The history of the border http://tinyurl.com/38jzo9
SEE Migrant workers during the Great Depression: http://tinyurl.com/7z2ttba
SEE More photographs from the Great Depression: http://tinyurl.com/b7snzl
WATCH A video, Surviving the Dust Bowl http://tinyurl.com/2ab3u6k
LISTEN to interviews of Dust Bowl migrant workers: http://tinyurl.com/7z2ttba
http://tinyurl.com/8ooz6ja