Taking Hold

From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University

Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Historical, History
Cover of the book Taking Hold by Francisco Jiménez, HMH Books
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Author: Francisco Jiménez ISBN: 9780547645698
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: April 7, 2015
Imprint: HMH Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Francisco Jiménez
ISBN: 9780547645698
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: April 7, 2015
Imprint: HMH Books for Young Readers
Language: English

In this fourth book in his award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jimenez leaves everything behind in California—a loving family, a devoted girlfriend, and the culture that shaped him— to attend Columbia University in New York City.

With few true accounts of the Latino experience in America, Francisco Jimenez’s work comes alive with telling details about the warmth and resiliency of family and the quest for identity against seemingly impossible odds.

"Many [students] have commented that your books give them hope and courage and, thanks to you, many are seriously thinking about college for the first time in their lives" --John Padula, teacher, Boston Public Schools

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In this fourth book in his award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jimenez leaves everything behind in California—a loving family, a devoted girlfriend, and the culture that shaped him— to attend Columbia University in New York City.

With few true accounts of the Latino experience in America, Francisco Jimenez’s work comes alive with telling details about the warmth and resiliency of family and the quest for identity against seemingly impossible odds.

"Many [students] have commented that your books give them hope and courage and, thanks to you, many are seriously thinking about college for the first time in their lives" --John Padula, teacher, Boston Public Schools

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