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En Los Duraznos, la niña Isabel sueña de ser elegida la Reina de Mayo, pero sabe que la maestra siempre escoge una "reina güera de ojos azules," buenos grados o no, y es exactamente lo que succedé, quebrandole su corazón.
Los campesinos mexicanos descubren que los dueños del campamento instalarán cabañas y una alberca para los trabajadores que vienen de Oklahoma, y que los "oakies" tendran retretes e agua caliente. Esperanza se engrifa y se pelea con Miguel diciendole que todavia es sirviente -- ciudadano de segunda classe por que su situación no había cambiado. Miguel no se deja y le dicé a Esperanza:
"Aqui al menos tengo una oportunidad, aunque sea pequeña, de llegar a ser algo más de lo que era."
El capitulo termina con Esperanza regalandole su muñeca de porcelana (la ultima que le había regalado su papa antes de murirse) a Isabel y con su mama regresando a casa. Cuando Esperanza va a enseñarle los giros postales que ahorraba para traer su abuelita de Aguascalientes, descubre que se desaparecieron de la maleta. Todos sospechan a Miguel porque él se había ido a buscar trabajo al norte.
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Una entrevista con la autora ... (en ingles)
Algunas Palabras Nuevas ...
consignas (órdenes) = intructions
abuchear = too boo
azadón = hoe
agredir = to attack
redada = raid
leal = loyal
torbellino = whirlwind
además = moreover, besides; also
capullo = bud (de flor)
lirio = iris
aleilí = violet
novena = nine days of worship
decepción = disappointment
esbelto = slender
delantal = apron
cavar = to dig, hoe
superficie = surface
mueca = face, expression
MY FIRST SPANISH READ! I DID IT!
Tara, thank you for reading along.
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Yeay! Felicidades por terminar el primer libro en español :)))) Un abrazo amiga.
ReplyDeleteEzzy! Thank you so much for these posts! I've enjoyed reading your recaps! The ending made me cry too!!! I enjoyed Esperanza Renance tremendously. Thank you amiga for introducing me and providing me with my very first book in Español. I know I would have never tackled it without having to follow up with you on these post, but once I started the book... I couldn't put it down!
ReplyDeleteIt would be awesome if a sequel was written. I learned a lot of new words and know more than ever that anything is possible! If someone would have told me 10 years ago I would have read a book completely in Spanish and understand it, I would have thought they were crazy.
It was nice to learn more about the author.
XOXOXO
Tara
Gracias, Helena! : D
ReplyDeleteYou did it! Felicidades. xoxo Thank you for reading along, Tara. It seemed impossible at the beginning. Remember how hard the first couple of chapters were? Then something happened. The reading came easier. I was happy to look up the words. : ) Keep your eye out for a deck of flash cards with all the new words. I'll share the link. What's next???
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