Reaching Out
by Francisco Jimenez
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Author: Francisco JimenezEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-25
ISBN: 0618038515
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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Book Review: A Treasure
Summary: 5 Stars
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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