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“This sequel to Breaking Through and The Circuit again brings to the forefront the daily trials of poor immigrant families … compelling and honest. ”—School Library Journal
From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education.
During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring
A Smithsonian Magazine Best Book of the Year
“Rooted in the past, Jiménez’s story is also about the continuing struggle to make it in America, not only for immigrant kids but also for those in poor families. Never melodramatic or self-important, the spare episodes will draw readers with the quiet daily detail of work, anger, sorrow, and hope. ”—Booklist (starred review)
“In this eloquent, transfixing account, Jiménez again achieves a masterful addition to the literature of the memoir. ”—Smithsonian Magazine
“No one who reads these life stories will forget them. Jiménez reaches out to let us walk in his shoes, feel his pain and pride, joy and sorrow, regrets and hope. ”—Sacramento Bee
© 2009 HMH Books for Young Readers (Ebook): 9780547529530
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Ebook: 7 settembre 2009
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