The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child

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The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
First edition
AuthorFrancisco Jiménez
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's autobiographical novel
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
Publication date
1997
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages134
ISBN978-0-8263-1797-1
OCLC36776380

The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child is an autobiographical novel by Francisco Jiménez based in part on his journey from Mexico to the United States of America.[1][2] The book, narrated by the child's point of view, follows the life of young Francisco Jiménez and his family as they move from one location to another to harvest crops in the United States. The book has three sequels, Breaking Through, Reaching Out and the fourth in the series, Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University. The author translated the first three novels into Spanish under the titles Cajas de cartón (cardboard boxes), Senderos fronterizos, and Más allá de mí respectively, all edited by Houghton Mifflin.

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  1. ^ "goodreads: The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. ^ "Scholastic: The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child". www.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.

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