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Circuit, The
Francisco Jiménez, adapted by Andrew J. Rostan
Illustrator: Celia Jacobs
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Clarion Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-35-834822-1
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-Mexico, infant mortality, financial hardship, nomads, educational equity, ESL, bilingual
A young family from Guadalajara, Mexico, are now migrant farm workers in California and constantly fearful of immigration authorities. Together they resolutely face exhausting labor and meager comforts. Warmly colored panels. Glossary.