Esperanza Ortega has fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and the promise of one day Rising to her mother\'s position presiding over all of Rancho de las Rosas.
When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances-because Mama\'s life, and her own, depend on it..
Esperanza isn\'t ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces.
But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp.
She\'d always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her.
Includes exclusive bonus content! Esperanza thought she\'d always live a privileged life on her family\'s ranch in Mexico.
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There, Esperanza must confront the challenges that are accepted by her own people.
But tragedy shatters that dream, forcing Esperanza and Mama to flee from Mexico to California and settle in a farm labor camp.
Esperanza Ortega has fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and the promise of one day Rising to her mother\'s position presiding over all of Rancho de las Rosas
