The circuit : stories from the life of a migrant child / Francisco Jiménez.
[In this novel], intertwined stories follow a migrant family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots - and back again - over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty defin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
[1997]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Francisco ;
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| Summary: | [In this novel], intertwined stories follow a migrant family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots - and back again - over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures.-Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 134 pages ; 18 cm. |
| Awards: | Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award Winner, 1998. |
| ISBN: | 0826317979 9780826317971 9780395979020 0395979021 0329126539 9780329126537 |