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Breaking Through
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Breaking Through Trade paper - 2002

by Jiménez, Francisco

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At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jiménez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona.
In the months and years that follow, 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 goodheartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jiménez finishes telling the story of his youth.

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Details

  • Title Breaking Through
  • Author Jiménez, Francisco
  • Binding Trade Paper
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 195
  • Language EN
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Boston
  • Date October 1, 2002
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP15523539
  • ISBN 9780618342488
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Classics
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
    • Ethnic Orientation: Chicano
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Self-Esteem

Summary

At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jiménez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, 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 goodheartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jiménez finishes telling the story of his youth.

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  • Kliatt, 01/01/2003, Page 27

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