Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez

  In chapter II Panchito and his brother Roberto are left by themselves trying to make a living. Roberto went back to his old job and found out that he had gotten fired for missing too many weeks, so him and Panichito had to go back to farming. Later in the chapter Roberto received a call and it was his old boss asking him to come back to work because the man who took his place did not work out. 

  Later, on in the story Roberto and Panchito needed a hobby because they were very bored at home. They went to a dance and noticed the girls and boys were separated with very little dancers on the dance floor. Suddenly, they realized they did not know how to dance so they went home to practice a little everyday. 

  After a long time Panchito and Roberto's parents are finally home again. There dad was ill when he was away and fortunately when he came home he was feeling a lot better. Many things happened while they were away for example one of Panchito's little brother was hit by a bus while playing ball in the street. Thank goodness he only had a few cuts and bruises.

  The 5th chapter was pretty normal. Roberto continued too work at the school and in the weekends he would help his brother(Panchito) and dad in the fields. During this time they notice that the vegetation was not growing. To make a long story short they found out that the soil was bad and this made Panchito's dad very frustrated and angry. He let out his frustrations on the kids by abusing them.