| Mas Alla de Mi: Reaching Out (Spanish Edition) = Reaching Out Contributor(s): Jiménez, Francisco (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547250312 ISBN-13: 9780547250311 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: September 2009 Annotation: From the perspective of the young adult he once was, Francisco Jimenez describes the challenges he faces when continuing his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allows Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family when his goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco copes with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again, his telling is honest and true--and inspiring. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009517654 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.30 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the perspective of the young adult he once was, Francisco Jimenez describes the challenges he faces when continuing his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allows Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family when his goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco copes with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again, his telling is honest and true--and inspiring. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jimenez, Francisco: - Francisco Jiménez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master's degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now the chairman of the Modern Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University, the setting of much of his newest novel, Reaching Out. He is the award-winning author of The Circuit, Breaking Through, and La Mariposa. He is also the recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. He lives with his family in Santa Clara, California. |