Selected Reviews of Taking Hold
"Simply written but full of beautiful details, this book should inspire every citizen of our diverse and changing world."
—V°¿³Û´¡
“From strawberry fields to the Ivory Tower, 58ºÚÁÏÍø professor was a class act.â€
—San Jose Mercury News
“‘Taking Hold’ is an engaging, inspiring account of a migrant worker turned Ivy League graduate.â€
—New York Daily News
"There is a humble sincerity and earnest plainspokenness to Jiménez’s prose. His ingratiating storytelling—who else could make these years of adulthood such a compelling read for teens?—make us root for him to succeed."
—Horn Book Magazine
"With characteristic grace and insight, [Jimenez] describes his new life in the grit and crush of Manhattan, the initial alienation of being a misfit among peers...and the strain of missing his family and girlfriend in California."
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