Senderos Fronterizos : Breaking Through Spanish Edition
by Jimenez, FranciscoFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-09-30
Publisher(s): Houghton Miff
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Summary
En todas las épocas y por diversas razones muchas personas han debido abandonar su hogar y trasladarse hacia otros lugares en busca de una vida mejor. Esta circunstancia, a pesar del desafío que representa, puede ser también una gran oportunidad para crecer. En esta segunda parte de su novela autobiográfica, Francisco Jiménez relata sus años de adolescencia. A los 14 años, Francisco y su familia son detenidos por "la migra" (funcionarios de inmigración) y obligados a dejar su hogar de California, pero muy pronto se las arreglan para volver. El autor indaga en los prejuicios y desafíos que debieron enfrentar mientras, a su vez, vivía su experiencia adolescente universal de escuela, fiestas y romances Cuenta cómo él y su familia trabajaron, lucharon y se sacrificaron para estar vivos y permanecer juntos en su nueva patria. Recomendado para niños de 12 años en adelante.
Author Biography
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 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 The Circuit, Breaking Through, La Mariposa, and his newest novel, Reaching Out. He lives in Santa Clara, California, with his family.
Table of Contents
| Expulsados | p. 1 |
| Solos en casa | p. 22 |
| En busca de diversiones | p. 34 |
| Juntos de nuevo | p. 49 |
| De vuelta al campo | p. 56 |
| La medalla de San Cristobal | p. 65 |
| Escaramuzas veraniegas | p. 70 |
| Hacerse Santo | p. 80 |
| Los pies descalzos | p. 91 |
| Un ascenso | p. 95 |
| Una maquina de escribir | p. 104 |
| Conexiones | p. 108 |
| Corazon partido | p. 118 |
| Detras del volante | p. 125 |
| Cambio de pagina | p. 130 |
| Los Santitos | p. 135 |
| Tomando partido | p. 141 |
| Escandalos Juveniles | p. 147 |
| Postulando a un cargo | p. 156 |
| Una nueva vida | p. 168 |
| Una prueba de fe | p. 173 |
| Una pifia | p. 180 |
| Un avance | p. 187 |
| El dia de la graduacion | p. 200 |
| La mudanza | p. 211 |
| Nota del autor | p. 221 |
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