{"product_id":"breaking-through-9780618342488","title":"Breaking Through","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this Pura Belpr  Honor-winning memoir, sequel to best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit, \u003c\/i\u003eFrancisco Jimenez tells his timely story about immigrant prejudice, keeping hope alive when there is none and his family's journey to achieving their American dream. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jim nez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home in California, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the months and years that follow during the late 1950s-early 1960s, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How they sustain their hope, their good-heartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving, Pura Belpr  Honor-winning sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit. \u003c\/i\u003eWithout bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jim nez finishes telling the story of his youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJiménez, Francisco:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFrancisco Jiménez\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eReaching Out\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the Pura Belpre Honor winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Through\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLa Mariposa\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. He lives with his family in Santa Clara, California.","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610867405074,"sku":"9780618342488","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1493fc3-020e-4fcb-b447-12be79313fe1.jpg?v=1732350933","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/breaking-through-9780618342488","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}