Scholastic</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div><b>Pura Belpr? Award Winner<br>IRA Notable Book for a Global Society<br>New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing</b><br><br>Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses?? a beautiful home?? and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression?? and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor?? financial struggles?? or lack of acceptance she now faces. When their new life is threatened?? Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--Mama's life?? and her own?? depend on it.</div></br><br/>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/043912042X