Breaking Through: A Migrant Child's Journey from the Field
No. of pages 195
Published: 2003
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There are 195 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Econo-Clad Books, Div. of American Cos. , Inc. .
Francisco Jimenez 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 award-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.
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