Breaking Through

I purchased a classroom set of this book prior to reading it. What relief to find that I did not make a huge and expensive mistake. The story is clear and simply written. The authenticity of the writer's voice is the strength of the story. What captivated me as a reader was Jimenez' ability to bring......more

This was a great book that was assigned to my "z" level reading group this year by my 5th grade teacher. It really made you "think" as in how thankful you should be to have a home, food, nice clothes, schooling, and not having to live in poverty. In this book there are 5 children, that are Mexican's......more

As posted in [[URL not allowed]]: I bought *Breaking Through* without realizing that it was a sequel to *The Circuit*. Nonetheless, you aren't lost if you start with *Breaking Through* I loved this memoir because it was one of the best portrayal of a migrant family. This memoir chronicled the lif......more

Breaking Through is a good book because it has faith, hope and trust. The setting of the book is in the Great Depression. This family worked in the fields picking crops. They had to move around to find work. This family is trying to get to California to get their jobs back. Their jobs were taken fro......more

Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez is about a young boy giving his first person account of being an immigrant into California from Mexico. His family experiences deportation when they fail to give proof for some of their children living in America. Francisco talks about his time in junior high an......more