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Title details for Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez - Available

Breaking Through

by Francisco Jimenez
Robert Ramirez
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As he prepares to recite the Declaration of Independence before his eighth grade social studies class in California, the thing Francisco has feared for ten years finally happens. La migra, the immigration police, come to his classroom and pick him up for deportation to Mexico. Soon back in the United States with a "green card," Francisco struggles through adolescence, working two or three jobs a day and striving to excel at school. But he also finds time to be a typical teenager in the 1950s, an era of cool cars, dances, and Elvis.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Circuit

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 25, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490673349
      • File size: 144266 KB
      • Duration: 05:00:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 27, 2001
      Francisco Jiminez continues the moving tale of his early youth begun with a dozen autobiographical short stories in The Circuit. Breaking Through chronicles the author's teenage years. At the age of 14, Francisco and his family are caught by la migra (immigration officers) and forced to leave their California home, but soon find their way back. The author explores the prejudice and challenges they face while also relaying universal adolescent experiences of school, dances and romances.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

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