{"product_id":"9780618226160","title":"Cajas de carton: Relatos de la vida peregrina de uno nino campesino (The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca\u003eA powerful account of a family's journey to the fields of California -- to a life of constant moving, from strawberry fields to cotton fields, from tent cities to one-room shacks. Seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for an education and the right to call one palce home, this is a story of survival, faith, and hope. It is a journey that will open readers' hearts and minds.\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit, Breaking Through, La Mariposa, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReaching Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Santa Clara, California, with his family. El intenso relato del viaje de una familia a través de los campos de California viviendo una vida en constante movimiento, de campos de fresa a campos de algodón, y de campamentos a cobertizos de un ambiente. Narrada por un joven que anhela estudiar y obtener el derecho de elegir un hogar, esta es una historia de supervivencia, fe y esperanza. Un viaje que abrirá el corazón y la mente de los lectores. Francisco Jiménez emigró de Tlaquepaque, México, a California, donde por muchos años trabajó junto con su familia en los campos. Obtuvo una maestría y un doctorado en la Universidad de Columbia, siendo actualmente jefe del Departamento de Lenguajes Modernos y Literatura de la Universidad de Santa Clara, el escenario principal de \u003ci\u003eMas allá de mí. \u003c\/i\u003eHa recibido premios por sus obras \u003ci\u003eCajas de cartón, Senderos fronterizos, La mariposa \u003c\/i\u003ey \u003ci\u003eMás allá de mí. \u003c\/i\u003eReside con su familia en Santa Clara, California\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045070192880,"sku":"9780618226160","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780618226160_p0.jpg?v=1763601452","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780618226160","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}