Mañanaland

Becoming Naomi Leon

Paint the Wind

The Dreamer

Echo Mountain

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

The Trouble with May Amelia

The Outcasts

Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. But a tragic accident forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, and lack of acceptance she now faces. 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.

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Mañanaland

Pam Munoz Ryan, 2020

Becoming Naomi Leon

Pam Munoz Ryan, Novel Units, 2007

Paint the Wind

Pam Munoz Ryan, 2007

The Dreamer

Karen Thompson Walker, Pam Munoz Ryan, 2019

Echo Mountain

Lauren Wolk, 2020

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor, 1976

The Trouble with May Amelia

Jennifer L. Holm, Adam Gustavson, 2011

The Outcasts

John Flanagan, 2011