Scholastic

Esperanza's family lives comfortably on their ranch in Mexico, where she is treated like a princess, so when a tragedy forces her and her mother to flee to California to a camp for Mexican farm workers, she is unprepared for the hardships of her new life. But despite the hard labor on the farm and the financial difficulties of living during the Great Depression, Esperanza manages to eventually rise above her unfortunate situation and thrive with newfound strength.