Ryan, Pam Muñoz. creator text nyu New York Scholastic Press c2000 2000 1st ed. monographic eng

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262 p. ; 22 cm. Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Contents of After Words guide: About the author -- Q & A with Pam Muñoz Ryan -- Make your own Jamaica flower punch -- Making Mama's yarn doll -- Those familiar sayings -- What story do you have to tell? juvenile Pam Muñoz Ryan. Read by Trini Alvarado. Pura Belpré Author Award, 2002. Willa Literary Award for young adult book, 2001. n-us-ca Mexican Americans California Juvenile fiction Agricultural laborers Juvenile fiction California Juvenile fiction PZ7.R9553 Es 2000 PS3568.Y3926 E84 2000 [Fic] 0439120411 (alk. paper) 9780439120418 (alk. paper) 0439576172 (pbk.) 9780439576178 (pbk.) 043912042X (pbk.) 9780439120425 (pbk.) 0439771250 (pbk.) 9780439771252 (pbk.) 9780439270038 0439270030 00024186 DLC 000216 20190502002115.0 6149504 eng