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| Reaching Out | 
 enlarge | Author: Francisco Jimenez
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 124242
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0618038515
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780618038510
ASIN: 0618038515
Publication Date: August 25, 2008
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Product Description
From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jimenez
describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education.
During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring.
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A Treasure August 26, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
In Reaching Out, Francisco Jimenez traces his life as a Mexican immigrant child from a migrant farm worker family to his experiences as an undergraduate at Santa Clara University. Along the way, he encounters challenges and tensions as a first generation college student. Francisco shares with his readers how he reached out to a place so far removed from his childhood - Santa Clara University - and how others, particularly Jesuits, reached out to him to support him on this journey,
I truly believe that Reaching Out should be read by all students, particularly first year students. Many students will identify with the story and understand that they too can succeed. Those who come from families far removed from Francisco's background will better understand how to reach out to first generation students. In fact, I highly recommend that faculty read this book so that they may also understand how to reach out to students from backgrounds similar to Francisco's. Although Reaching Out deals with the life of a specific individual, it is truly a universal story.
Just like his other two books, The Circuit and Breaking Through, Reaching Out will be a treasure for generations to come.
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