{"product_id":"cajas-de-carton-the-circuit-spanish-edition-paperback","title":"Cajas de Cartón: The Circuit (Spanish Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancisco Jiménez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEl intenso relato del viaje de una familia a través de los campos de California viviendo una vida en constante movimiento, de campos de fresa a campos de algodón, y de campamentos a cobertizos de un ambiente. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrada por un joven que anhela estudiar y obtener el derecho de elegir un hogar, esta es una historia de supervivencia, fe y esperanza. Un viaje que abrirá el corazón y la mente de los lectores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancisco Jiménez emigró de Tlaquepaque, México, a California, donde por muchos años trabajó junto con su familia en los campos. Obtuvo una maestría y un doctorado en la Universidad de Columbia, siendo actualmente jefe del Departamento de Lenguajes Modernos y Literatura de la Universidad de Santa Clara, el escenario principal de \u003cem\u003eMas allá de mí.\u003c\/em\u003e Ha recibido premios por sus obras \u003cem\u003eCajas de cartón, Senderos fronterizos, La mariposa\u003c\/em\u003e y \u003cem\u003eMás allá de mí.\u003c\/em\u003e Reside con su familia en Santa Clara, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"'La frontera' . . . I heard it for the first time back in the late 1940s when Papa and Mama told me and Roberto, my older brother, that someday we would take a long trip north, cross la frontera, enter California, and leave our poverty behind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins this honest and powerful account of a family's journey to the fields of California--to a life of constant moving, from strawberry fields to cotton fields, from picking grapes to topping carrots and thinning lettuce, from tent cities to one-room shacks. Seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for an education and the right to call one place home, this is a story of survival, faith, and hope. It is a journey that will open readers' hearts and minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancisco 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 chairman of the Modern Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University, the setting of much of Reaching Out. He is the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Circuit, Breaking Through, La Mariposa, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eReaching Out\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Santa Clara, California, with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761756963104,"sku":"9780618226160","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/52c00944a2a11c0cbb2bf1c6c4d190f9.webp?v=1780212103","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cajas-de-carton-the-circuit-spanish-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}