The Circuit
- 作者
- 出版社 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 出版时间 1999年10月
- ISBN 9780395979020
- 定价 290.55
内容简介
"'Lafrontera'...Ihearditforthefirsttimebackinthelate1940swhenPapaandMamatoldmeandRoberto,myolderbrother,thatsomedaywewouldtakealongtripnorth,crosslafrontera,enterCalifornia,andleaveourpovertybehind."Sobeginsthishonestandpowerfulaccountofafamily'sjourneytothefieldsofCalifornia--toalifeofconstantmoving,fromstrawberryfieldstocottonfields,fromtentcitiestoone-roomshacks,frompickinggrapestotoppingcarrotsandthinninglettuce.Seenthroughtheeyesofaboywholongsforaneducationandtherighttocallonepalcehome,thisisastoryofsurvival,faith,andhope.Itisajourneythatwillopenreaders'heartsandminds.,
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