Esperanza Rising- Pam Muñoz Ryan

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Sir Readsalot

Esperanza Rising, by Pam Muñoz Ryan, is a really great book. Esperanza Ortega lived a life full of ups, never downs, and servants. First, she doesn’t care about any thing or anyone around her. Then, she changes into a different person.
One day, in the springtime just before her 13th birthday, her Papi never comes home. Earlier in the day, her Mama had warned him about bandits. When he finally comes home lying in a cart pulled by workers, he is dead. Then later in the spring, Esparanza is asleep and she just makes it out alive when a fire rages through her house. The house burns down, and Esperanza’s Abuela, or grandma, hurts her foot. Her mean uncles come for the property and her family moves to America. There, Esperanza must do something she’s never done before, work on a farm picking vegetables.

What else will happen to her? Read the book to find out. This book is for people who like Mexican history and adventure. Esperanza changes by the end of the book.