![]() ![]() ![]() I purchased it at the Scholastic Book Fair, lured in by the Spanish name of both the character and the author and the ethereal illustration of Esperanza floating above the farmlands of California, a canary-colored dress draped across her body, raven hair flying through the wind.Įsperanza is Mexican, and I had never seen a Mexican girl on the cover of a book before.Įsperanza's search for belonging and strength in a strange new world resonated with me, the daughter of a border town - a place where nationalities and languages and superstitions collide to form something no one quite understands on either side of the Rio Grande. ![]() In elementary school, I stumbled upon a book that I would revisit time and time again as a child: Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. ![]()
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