The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
by Jiménez, Francisco
John & Patricia Beatty AwardBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsSmithsonian's Notable BookJane Addams Book Award Finalist/Winner BAmericas Award for Children's LiteratureALA Notable/Best BooksMigrant WorkersHispanic & Latinx People
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AR Book Level
5.3
AR Points
4
Word Count
27,007
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
2485 EN
About this book
This collection of short stories explores a migrant family's experiences moving through labor camps, facing poverty and impermanence, and discusses how they endure through faith, hope, and back-breaking work.