TY - BOOK AU - Ryan,Pam Muñoz TI - Esperanza rising SN - 043912042X (pbk.) AV - PZ7.R9553 Es 2001 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 2001///], c2000 CY - New York PB - Scholastic KW - Mexican Americans KW - California KW - Fiction KW - Agricultural laborers KW - Historical fiction KW - sears N1 - "Scholastic Signature."; Wilson's Children, July 2002; Wilson's Junior High School, September 2001; School Library Journal starred, October 2000; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2001; Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2009; Pub Weekly, October 2000; Booklist, March 2001; Horn Book, January 2001; Teacher Librarian, April 2003; Wilson's Children; Wilson's Junior High School; School Library Journal starred; 6.2; Follett Library Resources; 5-8; Follett Library Resources; 5-8; 750; Lexile N2 - Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression ER -