Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University

"Simply written but full of beautiful details, this book should inspire every citizen of our diverse and changing world." --VOYA In this fourth book in his award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jimenez leaves everything behind in California--a loving family, a devoted girlfriend, and the culture that shaped him--to attend Columbia University in New York City. A moving account of the Latino experience in America, Francisco Jimenez's work comes alive with telling details about the warmth and resiliency of family and the quest for identity against seemingly impossible odds.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 10/17/2017
ISBN: 9781328742094
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 173972 / Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8