Ebook: Esperanza Rising

ESPERANZA RISING: This nonfiction companion to Esperanza Rising discusses the lives of Mexican farm workers in California during the Great Depression, including workers' strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences.

A CLOSER LOOK: Find out more about workers' strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences, as well as background about elements of daily life——weekend fiestas, popular foods, dust storms, and Valley Fever!

NONFICTION COMPANIONS: This series of 48-page books takes popular, grade-appropriate fiction titles and provides a more in-depth understanding of them. Also includes a glossary and before- and after-reading activities for home or the classroom!