{"product_id":"breaking-through-francisco-jimnez-9780618342488","title":"Breaking Through","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this Pura Belpr  Honor-winning memoir, sequel to best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit, \u003c\/i\u003eFrancisco 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jim nez, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 Belpr  Honor-winning sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit. \u003c\/i\u003eWithout bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jim nez finishes telling the story of his youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francisco Jim駭ez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0618342486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618342488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e54159 \/ Breaking Through\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 27","brand":"Francisco Jim駭ez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050331435263,"sku":"9780618342488","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f055f0af-1c27-427d-b92a-fd8e55fcb151.jpg?v=1685006604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-through-francisco-jimnez-9780618342488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}