Breaking Through - by Francisco Jiménez (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>In this Pura Belpré Honor-winning memoir, sequel to best-selling <i>The Circuit, </i>Francisco Jimenez tells his timely story about immigrant prejudice, keeping hope alive when there is none and his family's journey to achieving their American dream. </b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In this Pura Belpré Honor-winning memoir, sequel to best-selling <i>The Circuit, </i>Francisco Jimenez tells his timely story about immigrant prejudice, keeping hope alive when there is none and his family's journey to achieving their American dream. </b> <p/> 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 in California, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. <p/> In the months and years that follow during the late 1950s-early 1960s, 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 good-heartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving, Pura Belpré Honor-winning sequel to <i>The Circuit. </i>Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jiménez finishes telling the story of his youth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The images are powerful . . . this is a book for many readers, who may discover an America they didn't know was here. Booklist, ALA, Starred Review <p/>null The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <p/>null Horn Book <p/>null School Library Journal<br>
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