num_pages: 134
description: These independent but 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 of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures.
language: English
title: The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
titlecomplete: The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
genres: Cultural, Short Stories, Young Adult, Spanish Literature, Middle Grade, School, Read For School, Historical Fiction, Family, Fiction
ratings_count: 6730
series: Francisco
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: John and Patricia Beatty Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Américas Award
publisher: University of New Mexico Press