Rosa Takes a Chance

Time Period: 1934 - 1935 Rosa Sanchez's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Now, the ten-year-old takes a chance of her own. She wants to go to school! That's not easy for an immigrant girl in the Texas Panhandle of 1935-and it's even more challenging when the terrible, black-clouded storms of the "Dust Bowl" strike. Can Rosa hold to her God-given dream of a good education while her family battles for survival on the windswept plains? This novel for eight- to twelve-year-old girls features historical events to teach compelling lessons in American history and the Christian faith.

1. Opening Credits
2. Series Preface
3. A Note to Readers
4. Chapter 1: Words in the Dirt
5. Chapter 2: Dust Everywhere
6. Chapter 3: New Friends, New Hopes
7. Chapter 4: Hurry Home
8. Chapter 5: The Essay
9. Chapter 6: Happy Birthday, Rosa
10. Chapter 7: “Why I Love America”
11. Chapter 8: Sixth Grade
12. Chapter 9: Then Came Spring
13. Chapter 10: Creak and Crash!
14. Chapter 11: Black Sunday
15. Chapter 12: Follow the Fence
16. Chapter 13: Digging Out
17. Chapter 14: Moving On
18. Chapter 15: Get Out!
19. Chapter 16: Good-Bye, Jalopies
20. Chapter 17: Rosa’s Idea
21. Chapter 18: Rosa’s School and Papá’s Dream
22. Closing Credits