Esperanza is treated like a princess in Mexico. Then her life changes forever and she escapes to America. There she has to learn to do everything – laundry, sweep, change diapers. Her fellow workers laugh at her – but Esperanza learns to rise above her circumstances and find hope.
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan is a great book for grades 3 and up.
Cultivating Readers 
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