{"product_id":"the-circuit-stories-from-the-life-of-a-migrant-child-francisco-jim-nez-paperback","title":"The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child -- Francisco Jiménez, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award for Fiction A \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice Américas Award Winner for Children's and Young Adult Literature \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis bestselling collection of short stories about a migrant worker family remains as relevant and poignant today as it was in 1997.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins life in the United States for many people every day. And so begins this collection of twelve autobiographical stories by Santa Clara University professor Francisco Jiménez, who at the age of four illegally crossed the border with his family in 1947. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Circuit,\" the story of young Panchito and his trumpet, is one of the most widely anthologized stories in Chicano literature. At long last, Jiménez offers more about the wise, sensitive little boy who has grown into a role model for subsequent generations of immigrants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese independent but intertwined stories follow the 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A jewel of a book\"--Rolando Hinojosa-Smith \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"These stories are so realistic they choke the heart.\"--Rudolfo Anaya\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Francisco Jiménez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unm Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/1\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\" H x 4.8\" L x 0.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780826317971\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51745516388651,"sku":"9780826317971","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780826317971.jpg?v=1784322857","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-circuit-stories-from-the-life-of-a-migrant-child-francisco-jim-nez-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}