content: This is a great story about Esperanza, a young Mexican girl who had it all. She had the best clothes a girl desired, she went to the best private schools, and had a staff of servants at her beck and call. Tragedy strikes. Her life is turned upside down when her papa dies, and her home is set on fire by her devious uncles. Esperanza, her mama, and three servants flee to the land of freedom, the United States of America.In the states, they struggle financialy. Making matters worse, mama gets Valley Fever. Mama's condition takes a deeper plunge when she goes into a depression.This was a great book! It covers different emotional stages in Esperanza's life. She faced with luxury, sadness, confusion, anger, hatred, love, and hope. The story was fun, and entertaining. With every page I read, it had me anticipating the next. She had a non-stop determination to regain her happiness. You'll have to read it yourself to see if she actually found it, and where her story ends.