The stories from the life of a migrant child Jiménez, Francisco 1943- creator text biography nmu Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press c1997 1997 1st ed. monographic eng

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x, 134 p. ; 18 cm. [In this novel], intertwined stories follow a migrant 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 off four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endues. -Back cover. Under the wire -- Soledad -- Inside out -- Miracle in Tent City -- El Angel de Oro -- Christmas gift -- Death forgiven -- Cotton sack -- The circuit -- Learning the game -- To have and to hold -- Moving still. Francisco Jiménez. Also issued online. n-us-ca California Social life and customs Fiction Migrant agricultural laborers Fiction Mexican American families Fiction Mexican Americans Fiction PS3560.I55 C57 1997 813/.54 Jiménez, Francisco, 1943- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1997 1st ed. (OCoLC)605336655 0826317979 (pbk.) 9780826317971 (pbk.) 97004844 http://www.archive.org/details/circuitstoriesfr00jimx http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL659528M http://www.archive.org/details/circuitstoriesfr00jimx http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL659528M DLC 970410 20230525155118.0 circuitstoriesfr00jimx