Esperanza is a young girl living on her fancy ranch. She has many servants, her parents, and her grandmother. But when her father was murdered, everything changes. Her crazy uncle wants to marry her mother, her uncle burns her family's farm to ashes, and her uncle has spies everywhere. Esperanza and her mother and servants must go to America, but it would mean leaving her grandmother behind. Esperanza, the once rich girl, goes on an unforgettable journey. She must rise above all the hardships. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Esperanza Rising
By Pam Munoz Ryan
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 7 | Grades 3 - 8 | V | 5.3 | 41905 |
Publication Date: 2000
Winner of the Pura Belpré Medal for outstanding children's literature that celebrates the Latino/a cultural experience.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN-13: 9780439120425
ISBN-10: 043912042X
Published on 9/27/2016
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 262
Book Reviews (152)
I felt so bad when Esperanza's dad was killed in the beginning! Great book!
I read this book once.
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I really like this book. My class read it a couple days ago. And D if you did a good job writing about it you would get an a plus
This book is just awesome...READ IT
This is like my favorite book over time. I do not want to give a summary because this is so exciting! Have a good time reading this book!
This book is about a girl named Esperanza, she lived with her wealthy family in Mexico. She had: big dresses, Fancy dolls, servants, a big house and her family had a ton of money. But all of it changed the night before her birthday, her dad went out with some of his worker to round the cattle. But he did not come back for a while, so they sent out some of they servants to go out and to she if they could find Esperanza's dad. They came back and said that the night bandaids had killed him, Esperanza cry for many hours. Esperanza's mom said that everything would be ok. But everything got worse, Esperanza and her mother left Mexico with some of their servants to go to California. Because their was no more males in Esperanza' family except her uncles, all their money would go to her uncles. One of her uncles has the governor of Mexico, he got most of their money. He offered to give them all their money back if Esperanza's mother would marry him. Her mother thought about it for away, she said she would. But she tricked him, she left a few days after she had said yes. Esperanza's mom had Esperanza's grandmother stay with the nuns until they had the money to bring the out to California. When Esperanza got to California, she went to a camp where they got a house the size of a horse stable. And they were given a job and payed a small amount of money. Esperanza's mother worked in the field. With some of her friends moms. While Esperanza and her friend Isabelle watch the babies, cleaned and cooked. Then out of no where their was a dirt storm, some of the dirt got in her mothers lungs! Her mother got Valley Fever! So Esperanza had to work in the field so she could earn money to pay mortgage for the house, for her moms hospital bills, for groceries and to save money up to bring her grandmother out. After 5 months of her mother being in the hospital she finally came back home. It took her mom a month to recover to her full strength after coming home. One night Esperanza was going to show her mother the money she saved up to bring her grandmother out to California. But when she when to grab it, the jar was empty!! Which recently one of her friends Miguel, had left, and stolen all the money Esperanza had saved up to bring her grandmother out! Esperanza was furious! She had worked for that money for months! After a few days Miguel parents told Esperanza that he had called them and told them that he was coming back home, and that he would be coming home today. His parents had asked if she would come with them to pick him up Esperanza said that she would go. When Miguel got off the bus, Esperanza started to yell at him. Then she saw a little old lady getting off the bus, it was Abuelita! Her grandmother!! She ran up to Abuelita and hugged her. She noticed that Miguel didn't steal the money he took it to get Abuelita so Esperanza and her mother wouldn't have to. Esperanza thanked Miguel for getting Abuelita. She took Abuelita to her mother. Her mom was so excited to Abuelita, her mom and Abuelita cryed, it had been so long sense they had seen each other. In the end she lived a happy life with her family and friends, even though she went through the loss her father to being a wealthy girl to becoming a peasant. Esperanza shows that we will go hard stuff, but we should make the best out of the worst.
This book is about a girl named Esperanza, she lived with her wealthy family in Mexico. She had: big dresses, Fancy dolls, servants, a big house and her family had a ton of money. But all of it changed the night before her birthday, her dad went out with some of his worker to round the cattle. But he did not come back for a while, so they sent out some of they servants to go out and to she if they could find Esperanza's dad. They came back and said that the night bandaids had killed him, Esperanza cry for many hours. Esperanza's mom said that everything would be ok. But everything got worse, Esperanza and her mother left Mexico with some of their servants to go to California. Because their was no more males in Esperanza' family except her uncles, all their money would go to her uncles. One of her uncles has the governor of Mexico, he got most of their money. He offered to give them all their money back if Esperanza's mother would marry him. Her mother thought about it for away, she said she would. But she tricked him, she left a few days after she had said yes. Esperanza's mom had Esperanza's grandmother stay with the nuns until they had the money to bring the out to California. When Esperanza got to California, she went to a camp where they got a house the size of a horse stable. And they were given a job and payed a small amount of money. Esperanza's mother worked in the field. With some of her friends moms. While Esperanza and her friend Isabelle watch the babies, cleaned and cooked. Then out of no where their was a dirt storm, some of the dirt got in her mothers lungs! Her mother got Valley Fever! So Esperanza had to work in the field so she could earn money to pay mortgage for the house, for her moms hospital bills, for groceries and to save money up to bring her grandmother out. After 5 months of her mother being in the hospital she finally came back home. It took her mom a month to recover to her full strength after coming home. One night Esperanza was going to show her mother the money she saved up to bring her grandmother out to California. But when she when to grab it, the jar was empty!! Which recently one of her friends Miguel, had left, and stolen all the money Esperanza had saved up to bring her grandmother out! Esperanza was furious! She had worked for that money for months! After a few days Miguel parents told Esperanza that he had called them and told them that he was coming back home, and that he would be coming home today. His parents had asked if she would come with them to pick him up Esperanza said that she would go. When Miguel got off the bus, Esperanza started to yell at him. Then she saw a little old lady getting off the bus, it was Abuelita! Her grandmother!! She ran up to Abuelita and hugged her. She noticed that Miguel didn't steal the money he took it to get Abuelita so Esperanza and her mother wouldn't have to. Esperanza thanked Miguel for getting Abuelita. She took Abuelita to her mother. Her mom was so excited to Abuelita, her mom and Abuelita cryed, it had been so long sense they had seen each other. In the end she lived a happy life with her family and friends, even though she went through the loss her father to being a wealthy girl to becoming a peasant. Esperanza shows that we will go hard stuff, but we should make the best out of the worst.
i meant to put five stars
This book is about a strong girl named Esperanza. Her mom gets sick for 5 months and almost dies. Even though Esperenza is going through something so traumatizing she still stays strong. I connect to this booking in some ways cause I went through a moment in life where I had to stay strong for not only me but my family also. I give this book 5 stars because it teaches kids to always be positive and stay strong.
We are reading this book at school