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Reaching Out
Reaching Out
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From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education.
During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring.
Author: Francisco Jiménez
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/07/2009
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780547250304
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 124500 / Reaching Out
During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring.
Author: Francisco Jiménez
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/07/2009
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780547250304
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 124500 / Reaching Out
About the Author
Jiménez, Francisco: - Francisco Jiménez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master's degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now the chairman of the Modern Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University, the setting of much of his newest novel, Reaching Out. He is the Pura Belpre Honor winning author of The Circuit, Breaking Through, and La Mariposa. He is also the recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. He lives with his family in Santa Clara, California.
