2002 Pura Belpre award winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan talks about her award winning book "Esperanza rising" and how it parallels her grandmother's voyage from Mexico to the United States. She reads from her own "Hello ocean" from the shore of the Pacific and gives insight into the writing process.
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