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Reading this with an ELL student. She loves it so far. 📘❤️

This books is great to show that prosperity is possible through resilience and strength

“Do not ever believe that you are not strong enough. You are strong. You can do this.”

This story is set during the Great Depression following Esperanza Ortega who comes from a wealthy family in Mexico who is forced to migrate to California after her fathers death.

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“'We are like Phoenix,' said Abuelita. 'Rising again, with a new life ahead of us'“

In a future classroom I would have students connect any times in their life where they may have been knocked down. I also would ask students how they managed to pull themselves up and who helped them along the way. I may also ask students how they think Esperanza was feeling when she was going through this hard time.

The author uses the 1920's a time period when many Mexican families are traveling across the United States border in hopes of finding a better life. The author uses characters with rich backgrounds as a means of describing what life would have been like for servants in California during this time. The main character, Esperanza life turns upside down after living a wealthy life in Mexico to becoming a servant in the United States.

“We are like the phoenix,“ said Abuelita. “Rising again, with a new life ahead of us.”

I think this is a great book to expose children to explain the hardships of life. This story is told in the times of the Great Depression. This book helps students see the reality of the Great Depression and the hardships people went through during those times. This book can help connect history content to ELA. It also helps children learn that things may not always be the way they are now.

A Mexican-American author wrote this historical fiction piece of literature. It is told through the daughter of a wealthy Mexican father after her father is murdered. It causes Esperanza and her family to flee to California during the Great Depression. Some actual events inspired it. Esperanza has to learn the importance of love and sacrifice. Esperanza has to learn how to deal with hard labor, financial struggles, and more.

Does anyone have a task or activity that immediately takes them back to a specific book? Mine is chopping potatoes and/or avocados. And the book is Esperanza Rising. I haven't read it in probably 20 years. But potatoes and avocados take me back every time ❤️

Esperanza Rizing by Pam Muños Ryan tells the story of a girl who has to flee her comfortable life in Mexico to live in California during the Great Depression. Esperanza is forced to face struggles she never could have imagined but when her families life is threatened she must find a way to rise above it.

Mildred Batchelder Award Book
May 1st, 2002
Esperanza was a wealthy girl that lived a good life with her family in Mexico. However, when Esperanza‘s life drastically changes, her family is forces to move to California and Esperanza realizes how hard she will have to work, and how much her life is going to change when making this move.

Pura Belpre Author Award Book
May 1st, 2002
Esperanza was a wealthy girl that lived a good life with her family in Mexico. However, when Esperanza‘s life drastically changes, her family is forces to move to California and Esperanza realizes how hard she will have to work, and how much her life is going to change when making this move.

“We are like phoenix,” said abuelita. “Rising again, with a new life ahead of us.”

This book is very eye opening and would be great for older elementary aged children. The fictional aspect makes it very engaging while also relaying important details.

Esperanza is a young girl living in Mexico. Her father gets robbed and killed in the fields by bandits. The house that her father left for Esperanza and her mother burns down and they make the choice to come to the United States. Her mother gets sick from the dust storm so she has to start working, but the strikes are becoming dangerous. Eventually they get her grandmother to join them so the family is together in the US

Esperanza Rising is a young adult historical fiction novel published in 2000. It is written by Pam Muñoz Ryan. It follows a girl, Esperanza, who has wealthy Mexican parents. It follows the events that occur after her father is murdered. This book has won the Pura Belpre Award and The Jane Addams Children‘s Book Awards for Book for Older Children.

Esperanza thought she was going to living a privileged life on her family's farm but when tragedy strikes, her and Mama are forced to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. When they arrive, Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work and financial struggles that were brought on by the Great Depression. Esperanza must find a way to overcome her challenges and help her and her Mama through this hard time.

This is a story about a young girl growing up in Mexico and living a very privileged life until she and her mother must leave everything behind. They are forced to leave Mexico and work as migrant workers in California. Throughout her journey, she learns she can do hard things as she finds community and family throughout her experiences. (Pura Belpre award)

This book is a historical fiction and was published in 2000 and is a Pura Belpre award winner. It is about a woman who has a comfortable life but then has to leave everything and move to California. It was during the great depression and she has to work on a farm and tells how hard it is for people of color in America. I would read this to my class if it is age appropriate because i think it would be good to have them be aware of this.

Published in 2000, This story is about a young girl who grows up living a privileged life until she is forced one day to leave with her mother. They had to work on a farm and start their lives over again.

Awards:
Pura Belpre Award

genre:
Historical Fiction

Award: Pura Belpre
Purpose : Latina writer celebrates Latino culture
Date of Publication: May 1 2002
Genre: Historical Fiction
Brief Summary: Esperanza was a wealthy child in Mexico. Till everything is ripped away from her. She is forced to work in the fields of California. She faced other structures...

Published: 2000
This is a story about a girl who lives a privileged life until something terrible happens and she and her mother must leave their life of comfort to become farm laborers.
Award: Pura Belpre Award, Jane Addams Children's Book Award (for Older Children)

Published in 2000, this non-fiction story follows a young girls life after her father is murdered. It is set in Mexico in the 1930's. This story won the Pura Belpre award along with the Jane Addams children's book award. I read this story in school and would recommend it to students within my classroom because it could relatable to some and discusses tough topics in life.

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Here are my picks!

📚: Esperanza Rising
✒️: Janet Evanovich
🎬: Ever After
🎤: E-40
🎶: Every Breath You Take

*I went with last name for the author 😅

I first read this back in 4/5th grade and it's one of the few books from my childhood that have stuck with me, I decided to reread it to see how it holds up but also as a refresher and it's still a great read, a book about #family and hope and learning about the world and ourselves #middlegrade

Love this bit about rosehips since I drink fruit tea that has rose hips!

Really well written. The style was based on a true story but with missing, imagined filled-in pieces. But it is a great story for young readers to feel empathy toward Mexican immigrants and racism. Overall a pretty sad story but it has threads of hope running through it always.

I was happy to see the LFL at the community center, so I can drop off books when I go to walk laps. Sometimes there‘s a book in there that‘s already on my TBR list. Now it‘s sitting on my nightstand. #beginswith #hope (in Spanish)

Loved this book so much! A great middle grade read with important themes!

While this new ELA curriculum is frustrating, both myself and my students are loving this book!! #teachersoflitsy

I loved the relationships in this middle grade fiction based on the author‘s grandmother‘s experience immigrating from Mexico to California during the Depression.

I found this novel about a fictionalized version of the author's grandmother to be delightful. It offers a different angle on California history than I was taught in school and a different angle on the era than I got from Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Esperanza's evolution from her life of privilege in Mexico to being an agricultural worker in California is well written. The ending is hopeful but not unrealistically so.

Ready for something a little easier and a lot shorter.
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It‘s the final ~official~ book episode of the year on my podcast! I‘m so excited to share with you this fun, thoughtful conversation about Esperanza Rising, featuring the hosts of the Colored Pages Book Club pod. Somehow, this was my first time reading this book.. and I‘m so glad I finally did. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it! ☀️ Link to listen in my bio!

“We are like the phoenix,“ said Abuelita. “Rising again, with a new life ahead of us.“

A great book for tweens!

“It is no wonder that in Spanish, Esperanza means ‘hope.‘“

I read this book in Middle School, and I read it again when I purchased it as an adult, and this is such an important book to have that I'm so grateful I bought it! This story will leave a lasting impact in many of your student's lives, which is why I HIGHLY recommend having this in your classroom library!

I absolutely loved this book! I cried like a baby at the end (a happy cry though).

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“We are like the Phoenix,” Abuelita said. “Rising again with a new life ahead of us”

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.

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This HF chapter book, “Esperanza Rising” by Pam Muñoz Ryan tells the beautiful story of a girl who is forced to leave her home in Mexico to work in the labor camps in California. This book won the Pura Belpré Award in 2002, and is still a great book to include in your classroom library. It would be a great option to teach as a LC, it might be best to introduce the book first and then let the groups pair off.
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