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Free Esperanza Rising Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)
Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising follows a girl who loses her comfortable life on a ranch in AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico, and starts again in a farm labor camp in CALIFORNIA during the Great Depression. This free word search hides the people who matter most to her: ESPERANZA herself, her grandmother ABUELITA, MIGUEL, HORTENSIA and ALFONSO, little ISABEL, the outspoken MARTA, her best friend MARISOL, and TIO LUIS.
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The 15 Words in This Puzzle
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Story details complete the list: the ROSES of her father’s garden, the GRAPES of the harvest, the crocheted BLANKET Abuelita begins, and the FARMWORKERS who join the strike. It works as a character review before a quiz or book talk. The word list is medium and suits readers from about 9 up. The printable PDF has the answer key on page two. More in the books and literature word searches and the House on Mango Street word searches.
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