Next Section Esperanza Rising Summary Buy Study Guide How To Cite in MLA Format Goggins, M. Summary 'Fifty years before the war to end all wars,' a young boy named Otto becomes lost in the forest, where he is found by three sisters who have been trapped there by a witch's spell. It is one of ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of the Year, and it was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It is Muñoz Ryan’s best known novel and has won numerous awards including the Pura Belpré Award and the Jana Addams Children’s Book Award. This young adult novel is loosely inspired by Pam Muñoz Ryan's own childhood, as she also grew up in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Esperanza must leave behind her family’s wealth and social status when she and her mother move to the United States in search of a better life.
However, her life is shattered when her father is murdered. It is the fictional story of Esperanza Ortega, a privileged girl growing up in Mexico on her family's farm.
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