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Forced to leave their home in California, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the months and years that follow during the late 1950s-early 1960s, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How they sustain their hope, their good-heartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving, Pura Belpré Honor-winning sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit.\u003c\/i\u003e Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jiménez finishes telling the story of his youth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow does a boy hold on to his dreams when everything is taken away?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBased on a True Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the author's real-life journey after being deported to Mexico and his fight to return to California and continue his education against all odds.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Story of Family Bonds:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the powerful connection between Francisco and his brother Roberto as they navigate hardship together, and the resilience of a family determined to stay united.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePoverty and Hope:\u003c\/b\u003e A poignant look at the life of migrant workers in the 1950s, this memoir confronts the harsh realities of poverty and prejudice while celebrating the tenacity of the human spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePura Belpré Honor Winner:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the award-winning sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated for its honest, unflinching, and inspirational portrayal of the Mexican American experience.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49514669310225,"sku":"CIN0618342486G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50297872941329,"sku":"CIN0618342486VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50357892907281,"sku":"CIN0618342486A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51004975743249,"sku":"NIN9780618342488","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52124822962449,"sku":"GOR008167513","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53233006870801,"sku":"GOR010876107","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0618342486.jpg?v=1751198974"},{"product_id":"reaching-out-book-francisco-jimnez-9780547250304","title":"Reaching Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third book in Francisco Jiménez's powerful and acclaimed memoirs about his childhood and adolescence as the son of Mexican immigrants in California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this eloquent, transfixing account, Jiménez again achieves a masterful addition to the literature of the memoir.\" --Smithsonian Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaving his home in Bonetti Ranch, a migrant community of dilapidated army barracks with no indoor plumbing or drinkable water, Francisco Jiménez sets off for college. He leaves behind a family struggling to pay for food and rent, and a desperate, broken father.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarrying memories of years of poverty and prejudice with him, he enters a world entirely different from his own. Yet as he types other students' papers in exchange for clothing, as he studies hard, as he meets with unexpected kindness, he uses those memories of struggle to see his way forward. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brings to the forefront the daily trials of poor immigrant families. 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