Mickayla+S~+Esperanza

Mickayla Sowder 5/24/10 Period 1

Ko and Esperanza

The two books are __So Far From the Bamboo Grove__, and __Esperanza Rising__. __So Far From the Bamboo Grove__ is written by Yoko Kawashima Watkins. The character is Ko. She has gone through a lot. She traveled miles with barely any food or water. Pam Munoz Ryan wrote __Esperanza Rising__. The character is Esperanza. She went from riches to rags. She use to live in a huge house but now she lives in a camp, in a small cabin with at least six people.

Esperanza is a 13-year-old girl. She is courageous; I know this because she y Ko is left her Abuelita behind when she went to California. She is also responsible because she watches two babies during the day. She is also quite. I know because she doesn’t really talk to people she keeps everything to herself. Like when her mom went to the hospital she wouldn’t tell anybody anything so she cried herself to sleep.

Ko is a sixteen-year-old girl who is courageous. I know this because she went on a huge journey not knowing where her brother or father were. She is also sassy. Because when they were on their journey she got mad and wished her sister was dead. Lastly Ko is also brave because she protected her mother and sister on a huge journey.

Both Ko and Esperanza are courageous. Their differences are that Ko is sassy and brave. Esperanza is responsible and quit. Although the authors are different the characters are alike in many more ways. They both have gone through journeys and have had many tough times. The are similar but not the same.