Full name: The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child

Author: Francisco Jimenez Year: 1996 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Award winners, Young adult, Short Stories Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780826317971 0826317979

These independent but 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 of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures. This book is part of the "Francisco" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Breaking Through" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Reaching Out" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Am I Blue? by Marion Dane Bauer Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher Blue Skin of the Sea by Graham Salisbury Wonder by R. J. Palacio Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Close Range by Annie Proulx Luna by Julie Anne Peters Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher The Collected Stories by Amy Hempel Dear Life by Alice Munro The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr A Step from Heaven by An Na The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo The Collected Stories by Grace Paley Ironman by Chris Crutcher The Late Great Me by Sandra Scoppettone