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CONTROL NUMBER |
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00002337 |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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201001041706 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0395979021 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Jimenez, Francisco. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The circuit : stories from the life of a migrant child. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Houghton Mifflin, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1997. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
116 p. ; |
Dimensions |
18 cm. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
[In this novel], 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 off four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endues. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
California -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile Fiction. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Migrant agricultural laborers -- Juvenile Fiction. |
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Mexican American families -- Juvenile Fiction. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
02. English Fiction |