Our Land is alive, Esperanza...This whole valley breathes and lives...He picked up a handful of earth and studied it. Did you know… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Alive Copy Share Image
...To which mystical land does an unfinished staircase lead? — Pam Munoz Ryan Adventure Copy Share Image
This is what you learned in college," the narrator tells you early on. "A man desires the satisfaction of his desire; a… — Pam Muñoz Ryan College Copy Share Image
I am poor, but I am rich. I have my children, I have a garden with roses, and I have my faith… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Children Copy Share Image
“The words he had written wiggled off the page and escaped from the drawer. The letters stacked themselves, one on top of… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Language Copy Share Image
“I also had a father, who had loved for a long time without being nearby. How many others were walking around and… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Fiction Copy Share Image
“We have little money and Hortensia, Alfonso, and Miguel are no longer our servants. We are indebted to them for our finances… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Money Copy Share Image
“As their shoulders touched, the riverboat was no longer earthbound. With only the two of them aboard, it lifted into the sky,… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Copy Share Image
Oh Esperanza!' said Isabel, jumping up and down and clapping.'I think my heart is dancing. — Pam Muñoz Ryan Clapping Copy Share Image
How many others were walking around and not even knowing that someone far away cared for them? Imagine all that love floating… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Air Copy Share Image
The needle rocked awkwardly and at the end of her beginning rows, Isabel held up her work to show Esperanza. "Mine is… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Crooked Copy Share Image
We are like the phoenix," said Abuelita. "Rising again, with a new life ahead of us. — Pam Muñoz Ryan Life Copy Share Image
“Isabel never tired of Esperanza’s stories about her previous life. Esperanza” — Pam Muñoz Ryan Life Copy Share Image
“Those with Spanish blood, who have the fairest complexions in the land, are the wealthiest.” Esperanza” — Pam Muñoz Ryan Spanish Copy Share Image
You never have to get over it you just have to get on with it. — Pam Muñoz Ryan Get over Copy Share Image
“I am poetry, surrounding the dreamer, Ever present, I capture the spirit, enslave the reluctant pen, and become the breath on the… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Poetry Copy Share Image
“The words he had written wiggled off the page and escaped from the drawer. The letters stacked themselves, one on top of… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Copy Share Image
A library is a temple unabridged with priceless treasure. Librarians are the majesties who loan the jewels of measure. They welcome to… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Book Copy Share Image
“Es más rico el rico cuando empobrece que el pobre cuando enriquece. The rich person is richer when he becomes poor, than… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Money Copy Share Image
