Breaking Through

At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jimenez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, 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 goodheartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jimenez finishes telling the story of his youth.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 10/01/2002
ISBN: 9780756915605
Pages: 195
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 54159 / Breaking Through
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7