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2015•191 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

Taking hold

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Continuing the best-selling life stories told in "The Circuit, Breaking Through, "and "Reaching Out, "Francisco Jimenez chronicles his efforts and struggles as he continues his education at Columbia University. In this fourth book in the award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jiménez leaves everything behind in California, a loving family, a devoted girlfriend, and the culture that shaped him, to attend Columbia University in New York City.

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First Published

2015

Pages

191 pages

Rating

4.0 / 5

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1

Editions

1

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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