Cajas De Carton

Cajas de cart?n is the first title in the literary series Nuestra visi?n: U.S. Latino Literature, which features original works by Latino authors living and working in the United States. This work is the Spanish version of the author's award-winning collection of stories, The Circuit. Jim?nez' 12 independent but intertwined short stories chronicle the experiences of a Mexican-American family of migrant farm laborers, as narrated by one of the children, Panchito. Unlike many readers for this level, which anthologize standard works, this book presents authentic, outstanding literature and themes that are highly relevant to native Spanish speakers in the U.S.

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Posted: Jan-03-2009

Must read

My niece was assigned to read this book at UCSanta Barbara. She shared it with me and I could NOT put it down. It ended as a cliffhanger and I wanted more! She told me there was a sequel so I immediately went to the first,second and finally third book store and found the sequel. Once finished, I...

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Posted: Sep-28-2008

The Circuit

What's amazing is that this is a true story, true excerpts from the author's childhood. They are written without fluff and cheese, but the emotion is still strong and real. I like how it is written in the form of individual stories--somehow it makes these events all the more poignant. It's real,...

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Posted: Jun-01-2006

La pura verdad-the whole truth

This is a great family book.I am American Caucasian and my husband is a Mexican imigrant.We read this story out loud to one another,and while it is writen (very well) in simple English so that any reader could probably read it,we enjoyed it imensly.I can tell you that so much of this story...

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Posted: Mar-20-2006

Great Book

This book was very interesting. I loved the way this book shows how Mexicans suffer, struggle and work hard to get what they need to survive. This book has a good way of showing the different types of experiences the family goes through. It gets to a point where you get so into the book that you...

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Posted: Mar-16-2006

Want to know what it's like?

This book is a great place to start if you are interested in learning about the life of someone less priviledged than yourself. Perhaps it will help you appreciate the simple pleasures in life and everything that you've got. When you reach the end of the book, you'll be glad Jimenez wrote a...

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Posted: Mar-08-2006

If You're Looking For NO Action...

It starts out with this Mexican family illegally coming across the border into the United States. When they get to the U.S., they go to a labor camp in California. This first labor camp is probably the best one that they go to. The whole book is about this family moving around to different labor...

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Posted: Oct-14-2005

The Circuit

The Circuit, one of my favorite books, is written by Francisco Jimenez. The Circuit is about a family that lived in El Rancho Blanco, Guadalajara. Francisco and his family moved to the United States crossing the border illegally. When they get to the United States in California they look for work...

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Posted: May-17-2005

The Circuit

my report for this book is that is a really nice book is a very exciting book that won't get you stop reading for me is one of the books that i most liked from all the books that i have read in the past year. to me i liked reading because now i know how hard was it when my parents came to the...

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Posted: Apr-18-2005

The Most Boaring Book Alive.

The book is called The Circuit. This book is about a boy named Francisco Jimenez who wants to be another person. He had a hard time in school because he almost knew no English. He couldn't understand her. He had 3 brothers and 1 sister and a mom and dad. The worst thing to him was getting...

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Posted: Apr-18-2005

THE CIRCUIT

The exotic use of Spanish words made The Circuit pleasant to read. The Spanish culture is shown throughout the book, not only by the main characters struggling to fit in, but, also the long, hard days of work for the whole family. Each chapter shows another struggle in their life. Francisco makes...

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