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Esperanza Rising is a young adult historical fiction novel written by Mexican-American author Pam Muñoz Ryan and released by Scholastic Press on 27 March 2000. [1] The novel focuses on Esperanza, the only daughter of wealthy Mexican parents, and follows the events that occur after her father's murder.
Muñoz Ryan was born in Bakersfield, California. [1] She is half Mexican with Basque, Italian, and Oklahoman cultural influences. [2]Muñoz Ryan has written over forty books for young people, including picture books, early readers, middle grade, and young adult novels.
Becoming Naomi León is a 2005 fiction, adventure, and young author's 246 page coming of age novel by Pam Muñoz Ryan about a quiet Latina girl, whose life with her great-grandmother and younger brother is peaceful, until her mother reappears after abandoning her and her brother years earlier.
Nowhere in the article does it mention the film adaption starring Amanda Balon as Esperanza. Will someone please add? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tweedle20 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 31 July 2008 (UTC) and also shae rochelle tanner lives on —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.85.146.22 22:14, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Esperanza Emily Spalding (born October 18, 1984), sometimes professionally known with the stylized name of esperanza spalding, [2] is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards , a Boston Music Award , a Soul Train Music Award , and two honorary doctorates: one from her alma mater Berklee ...
Malibu Rising was a New York Times and IndieBound best seller. [1] The book received a starred review from Booklist, [6] as well as positive reviews from Kirkus, [1] Publishers Weekly, [7] The Irish Times, [8] Parade, [9] Elle, [10] and The Washington Post. [11] The New York Times Book Review gave it a mixed review. [12] Booklist gave the ...
The Esperanza Fire was a large, wind-driven, arson-caused wildfire that started on October 26, 2006, in a river wash near Cabazon, California, United States, west of Palm Springs. By October 29, 2006, it had burned over 41,173 acres (166.62 km 2) (or 61 square miles (160 km 2)) and was 85% contained. On October 30, 2006, the fire was fully ...
Red Storm Rising is a war novel, written by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond, [a] and released on August 7, 1986. Set in the mid-1980s, it features a Third World War between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Warsaw Pact forces, and is notable for depicting the conflict as being fought exclusively with conventional weapons, rather than escalating to the use of weapons of mass destruction or ...