Reaching Out
by Francisco Jiménez
ISBN: 9780618038510 
$16.00 Hardcover 
Houghton Mifflin Company

From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while he's there, his father abandons the family.

Reaching Out is the story of how Jiménez coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring.

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