Rosa Takes a Chance Mexican Immigrants in the Dust Bowl Years |
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| Author:
| Miller, Susan Martins |
| Series title: | Sisters in Time Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59789-065-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
| Publisher: | Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Barbour Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $4.99 |
Book Description:
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Time Period:nbsp; 1934 - 1935nbsp; Rosa Sanchez's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Now, the ten-year-old takes a chance of her own. She wants to go to school! That's not easy for an immigrant girl in the Texas Panhandle of 1935-and it's even more challenging when the terrible, black-clouded storms of the "Dust Bowl" strike. Can Rosa hold to her God-given dream of a good education while her family battles for survival on...
More Description Time Period:nbsp; 1934 - 1935nbsp; Rosa Sanchez's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Now, the ten-year-old takes a chance of her own. She wants to go to school! That's not easy for an immigrant girl in the Texas Panhandle of 1935-and it's even more challenging when the terrible, black-clouded storms of the "Dust Bowl" strike. Can Rosa hold to her God-given dream of a good education while her family battles for survival on the windswept plains? This novel for eight- to twelve-year-old girls features historical events to teach compelling lessons in American history and the Christian faith.