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Roberto Garcia is only seventeen, but he already has big dreams of making his fortune, building a family, and gaining the respect of his community. With ambition to burn and a passion to prove his manhood, Roberto takes the dangerous journey north, crossing the Mexican border to pick fruit in the “golden fields” of California. It is said that a good man can make more money there in a week than in an entire year in the mountains of Michoacán, his home. With dreams that overshadow harsh realities, Roberto is unprepared for the jammed boxcars and bolted trucks that carry undervalued migrant…
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5 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2003Arte Publico Press · 240 pages · 9781558854185
- Audiobook · English · 1996Books on Tape · 9780736633529
- Other · English · 1997Delta · 240 pages · 9780385311182
- Other · English · 1997Tandem Library · 9781417622771
- Paperback · Spanish · 2007Arte Publico Press · 185 pages · 9781558854901
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