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\nThe Story Behind "Esperanza Rising"\n

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\nThe novel Esperanza Rising tells the “riches to rags” story of a girl who lived comfortably in Mexico in the 1930s until her family’s situation changed. She and her family had to move to California, where they worked in farm labor camps...\nThe novel Esperanza Rising tells the “riches to rags” story of a girl who lived comfortably in Mexico in the 1930s until her family’s situation changed. She and her family had to move to California, where they worked in farm labor camps and lived in poverty as migrant workers during the Great Depression. Listen to hear an excerpt and a book discussion and learn how the author’s grandmother’s experiences inspired her to write the novel.\n
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Pre-K - Higher Ed
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Visual & Performing Arts
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2019
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literature, depression, ethnicity, gender, esperanza rising, sound, americans, books, family, america, time
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children's, great, class, race, latino, book, club, for, kids, elementary school, washington dc, young girl, book club, rich, esperanza, rags, tears, began, children, life, story, riches, house, happen, mother, camp, hear, anza, father, ground
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