Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan
📚 Genre
Middle Grade Historical Fiction, Hispanic/Latino Interest
🏢 Publisher
Scholastic Signature
📅 Publication Year
2002
🔢 ISBN
9780439120425 (ISBN-13), 043912042X (ISBN-10)
About This Book
Set during the Great Depression, the story follows a young girl named Esperanza who forced to flee a life of wealth in Mexico for a labor camp in California. The book explores themes of social class, immigration, and resilience. The cover features an illustration of a girl in a yellow dress holding a rose, set against a blue sky.
Book Details
Language
English
Pages
262 pages
Edition
Reprint Paperback Edition
Series
Stand-alone novel
Target Audience
Middle Grade (Ages 8-12)
Collector Information
Condition
Very Good. There is minor shelf wear on the corners and edges of the paperback cover, but the spine and front face appear clean and well-preserved.
Estimated Value
$4.00 - $8.00
Rarity
Common. This is a widely printed scholastic paperback edition used extensively in schools and libraries; millions of copies are in circulation.
Historical Significance
Winner of the Pura Belpré Award and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. It is a staple of American middle-grade curriculum for its depiction of the migrant worker experience in the 1930s.
Collector Notes
As a common paperback, this book has low financial appreciation potential. Collectors should look for the first edition hardcover with a dust jacket for higher value. To preserve this copy, keep it away from direct sunlight to prevent cover fading and store in a cool, dry place to avoid spine cracking.
Similar Books
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Notable Features
Includes a quote from Publishers Weekly at the top; Scholastic Signature imprint branding; author is noted for having written 'Riding Freedom'.