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Her struggle is one that many modern young people face as they try to stay true to their ethnic heritage and history while balancing influences of the progressive world around them. Readers share Xochitl’s view of her reality as she yearns for a more contemporary lifestyle. Indigenous culture and traditional rural lifestyle is embedded in the novel underscoring the importance of historical ethnicity and the challenge that communities face as they struggle to maintain values and ancient practices. El fin de la cosecha Era a fines de agosto. Family relationships, household responsibilities and sibling interaction are a cornerstone of the first few chapters. In Cajas de cartn,1published in 1977 in The Bilingual Review, he relates the experiences of eleven- year-old Panchito and his family members, who are forced to move around the state harvesting one crop after the other. The vocabulary is intentionally flooded with high frequency structures and cognates to easily invite language learners into the story.

“This book is written for level 1 or level 2 students, novice-low or novice–mid readers. And Mamá says that a miracle sure did happen.The first book I dove into was Las Lágrimas de Xóchitl. This meant he was going to die unless a miracle happened. Here's the story Mamá tells from one year ago: at the hospital, Torito was in seriously bad shape and the doctor said they'd waited too long to bring him in.We're wondering what this promise comes from, and one year later we get to find out. Mamá and Papá also remind the kids that they've promised to pray to the Santo Niño every day for a year, and they better keep their promise. He's still pretty ill, but they have more hope. Finally some good news: Torito comes home from the hospital.This dream gives Mamá the inspiration to make a blue cloak for Torito, because it matches Santo Niño's. But things get extra crazy real fast because then Francisco dreams that he wakes up to find a pic of Torito dressed like Santo Niño. First off, in this dream Santo Niño shows up with a basket of white butterflies. After prayer, Francisco has a super crazy dream.That night, the whole family prays to Santo Niño.They even seem almost mad at Francisco, which is pretty confusing.

He stays there all the next day and Francisco isn't allowed to see him, which stinks.

He prays for his little bro, but when Mamá and Papá return Torito is still at the hospital.

While they're gone, Francisco is super scared.

Sadly he gets stiff again so Mamá and Papá rush him to the hospital. But there's a woman in Tent City named Doña María who's got her own ways for curing folks she tries rubbing some eggs on Torito's stomach.

Mamá and Papá don't want to take Torito to a hospital, because they don't have money.

Luckily, he gets through the night and starts breathing again, but overall things aren't looking too great. You see, Torito's fever goes from bad to worse really fast, and before the family knows it his whole body is stiffening up and they're worried he's dead. And when we say sick, we mean knocking on death's door kind of sick.

But all these newborn good times come to a halt when Torito gets sick.

He also gets a cool nickname: Torito (which means little bull).

Everyone is seriously stoked when the youngest bro, Juan Manuel, is born.

They even go dumpster-diving to find wood to make a floor in the tent.

Francisco and Roberto help out with the cooking and the baby-readying.

But she still spends her days cooking from 4:00AM on so that all the workers in Tent City get fed, and also finds time to set things up for the new baby.

Remember how in the last chapter Francisco mentioned that his mom was pregnant? Well now she's about to pop.

They call it Tent City because it's a bunch of tents, but it's not exactly it's own city adding to its charm is the fact that the city dump is nearby.

Francisco tells us a bit about the place in Santa Maria where he lives.