content: Esperanza Rising is a book about a 13 year old girl who is starting over. Esperanza is the main character. In the beginning, Esperanza loses her dad and her home. Esperanza along with her mom and some of their servants decide to help them get to California to look for a better life. After a life of a big home and many servants, Esperanza has to adjust to life as a peasant.Esperanza Rising is easy book to understand, very interesting, and makes you want to read more and more. You could have seen images of the story as you read. The book has a very deep plot with new surprises at every corner both good and bad. Pam Munoz Ryan has outdone herself with Esperanza Rsing.