Born into a prosperous Mexican ranching family, Esperanza lives a life of privilege and plenty until the eve of her fourteenth birthday in 1924, when her Papá is murdered by bandits, and she and her mother come to California to work picking crops.
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I think the book is sad at times, but ends up great. I liked it!!!!
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Name:
Chrissi
Hometown:
Bourbon
Age:
13
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Esperanza Rising was a great book. It kept me in suspense and I couldn't put it down.
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Name:
Chrissi
Hometown:
Bourbon
Age:
13
Review:
This was a great book and yet it was sad. It kept me incomplete suspense the whole story. I recommend everyone to read this story. Even though the spanish was a little hard at a time or two.
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Name:
Megan
Hometown:
The Dalles
Age:
10
Review:
I like the book because the story is very good and when you start reading the book you can not put it down.
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Name:
Cassi
Hometown:
Billings
Age:
12
Review:
I thought that the book was very good. At times I thought that the book was suspenseful. It ended out being a wonderful book.
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