{"product_id":"breaking-through-9780618342488","title":"Breaking Through","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this Pura Belpr  Honor-winning memoir, sequel to bestsellingThe Circuit, Francisco Jimenez tells histimely 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\u003eAt the age of fourteen, Francisco Jim nez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by \u003ci\u003ela migra.\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003eIn 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\u003e Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jim nez finishes telling the story of his youth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618342488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e54159 \/ Breaking Through\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Francisco Jim\u0026#233;nez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639505186972,"sku":"9780618342488","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ac045e46-0a66-415c-b613-acc50670dcaf.jpg?v=1603849925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/breaking-through-9780618342488","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}