Esperanza Rising

Esperanza Rising
By: Pam Munoz Ryan

I think each and every one of us struggles with finding who we are at one point in our life. There comes a time where we are unsure of the answers to the following questions: Who am I? Who do I want to be? What do I want out of life? Meeting Esperanza and following her story as she found out her very own answers to these questions was a journey I will never forget.
I can't imagine losing my father. I can't imagine having to pack up life as I know it, and start all over. Especially when my life was incredible and things came very easy to me. I also can't imagine having my mother fall very ill and not seeing my grandmother for a whole year. Despite all of her hardships, I enjoyed watching Esperanza learn how to adjust to camp life. I loved watching her grow into a beautiful young woman full of wisdom, laughter, and knowledge she would have never gained had nothing bad happened to her. She became appreciative of all she has and showed her true colors by the end of the novel.
From the second I picked up this book, I knew I was going to love it. This book was an absolute page turner.