The circuit
Subtitle: stories from the life of a migrant child
By: Francisco Jiménez.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Migrant agricultural laborers -- Fiction; Mexican American families -- Fiction; Mexican Americans -- Fiction; California -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
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.