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The Circuit: Book 1
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Description edit
"'La frontera'...I heard it for the first time back in the late 1940s when Papa and Mama told me and Roberto, my older brother, that someday we would take a long trip north, cross la frontera, enter California, and leave our poverty behind." So begins this honest and powerful account of a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Roberto: El hermano mayor / the eldest brother
- Mama: Mama is a good woman that makes food for the workers.
- Mama y Papa / Mom and Dad: Mama and Papa have 4 children
- Papa: Papa works hard picking crops
- Torito: Torito is one of the kids who almost died when he was born
- Gabriel: Add a description of this character.
- Carlos
- Panchito: panchito is francisco's nickname
- Manuelito: One of the new borns in the house
- Ruben
- Mr. Sims
- Curtis
- Trampita
- Rorra
- Dona Maria
- Mr. Lema
- Corcoran
- Arthur
- Miguelito
- Lincoln Head
- Diaz
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
La frontera es una palabra que yo a menudo escuchaba cuando, siendo un nino, vivia alla en Mexico, en un ranchito llamado El Rancho Blanco, enclavado entre lomas secas y pelonas, muchas millas al norte de Guadalajara.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Moving is always hard on the family.: Change is always difficult, and it's no different for this family as well. Francisco and his family moved time and time again, and it never got easier for them. There was no constant routines other than work and moving.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in The Circuit. (standard series)
Followed by Breaking Through.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Francisco Jiménez (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Country: United State of America
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0826317979
Page Count: 134
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Country: United State of America
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0826317979
Page Count: 134
Awards edit
- Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Finalist, 1998)
- Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (1998)
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (1998: Fiction)
- John and Patricia Beatty Award (1998)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3560.I55 C57 1997
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Explore the World › Fiction › United States
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › Other
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Multicultural Stories › Hispanic & Latino
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Short Story Collections
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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