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Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
84 p.
Language
English
Description
American girls series. It's 1976 and the entire country is celebrating America's 200th birthday. Julie joins her cousins on a pioneer-style wagon train in honor of the Bicentennial. The journey is filled with adventures, challenges, and self-discovery as Julie faces her fears to make an important contribution to her country's birthday. The "Looking Back" section provides additional information about Bicentennial celebrations in the United States.