they have three children, Isabel, who is a younger than Esperanza, and twin babies, Pepe and Lupe. Esperanza is shocked to see her new home: a cramped, shared cabin in a migrant workers' camp. Isabel teaches Esperanza how to do house chores. Once Isabel goes to school Esperanza must take care for the babies and the house on her own while everyone else works in the fields. She has never done manual labor before and struggles to learn. She develops a rivalry with Marta, a young, political woman who is organizing the workers to strike for better living conditions. One day, a dust storm ravages the San Joaquin Valley. Everyone returns home safely, but mother becomes sick with Valley Fever. Unwell and unable to work, Mama stays at home while …show more content…
In her role as head of the house, Esperanza grows up and is able to find a way to balance all of her chores while looking after Isabel and the babies. Eventually, Mama returns from the hospital. Esperanza's happiness is short-lived, though, when Miguel loses his mechanic job to workers from Oklahoma who are wanting to work for less. Esperanza becomes so mad at miguel cause of his loss about the social position of Mexican migrant workers in the United States. Miguel left the next morning. Soon after him leaving, Esperanza finds out that with Miguel leaving he took her money she had been saving up to bring grandma to the U.S.A. .Angry Esperanzas works hard. Days later Miguel returns to california with Grandma, he was able to smuggle her here with Tio Luis on her it turned out that he took her money for the same reason as esperanza was saving it to bring Grandma back.. In the time of father's death Esperanza has gone through hell and back. Her family has finally been put back together which she has regained happiness. I really liked this book at certain times like at the end when Miguel brings back Abuelita this novel is very detailed and i would definitely recommend this book to a friend who is looking for a runaway/adventure