Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)

Name: Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)
Rating: 4.545029163360596 (855 reviews)

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Oct 2012 · Scholastic Inc.

4,5

855 reviews

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A modern classic for our time and for all time-this beloved, award-winning bestseller resonates with fresh meaning for each new generation. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Rita Williams-Garcia.

Pura Belpre Award Winner

* "Readers will be swept up." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

Esperanza 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.

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4,5

855 reviews

Jayla

01 September 2016

I love this book, i would totally recommend this to 10-12 year olds. But at the ending esperanza did not get to say how she did not like how miguel did not get to work at the railroad, or that the striker's that weren't even from Mexico got sent there, and that isabell did not get to be queen because she is Mexican

3 people found this review helpful

Amy Gonzalez

24 April 2017

I enjoyed this book The only thing that I dislike was the ending the way she cut off from the story and gave brief details of their adult life not knowing what happened truly to everyone. A little more romance would have been nice too. Other than that it was a terrific book to read.

3 people found this review helpful

fluffy puppies

30 March 2014

Great plot and awesome twist I'm reading it at school and my teacher tells me to not go over the pages but I do I love it to much :D

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Pam Munoz Ryan is the recipient the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN Center USA Award, and the 2024 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for her body of work. She was the 2018 US nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. She received a Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her New York Times bestselling novel, Echo. Her other celebrated novels, Esperanza Rising, The Dreamer, Riding Freedom, Becoming Naomi Leon, Paint the Wind, and Mananaland, have received countless accolades, among them the Pura Belpre Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Americas Award. Her acclaimed picture books include Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride and the Sibert Honor book When Marian Sang, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, Mice and Beans illustrated by Joe Cepeda, and Tony Baloney illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family.

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