Sentences stalked by my students

It is no wonder that in Spanish, Esperanza means "Hope." --Esperanza Rising -- by Luis

Tio Luis's face hardened like a rock and the muscles twitched in his narrow neck. -- Esperanza Rising--Carlos Javier

By the time I looked back at the guys, he had been swallowed the crowd. --DJ Machale-- Antoine

Many of the roses had dropped their petals, leaving the stem and the rose hip, the green, grapelike friuit of the rose. --Esperanza Rising-Dylan

The rich person is richer when he becomes poor, than the poor person when he becomes rich. --Esperanza Rising--Andrea

Fiona has the same facial beauty as an iceberg, but unlike the iceberg she has absolutely nothing below the surface. --Matilda--Claire

"And the pinata? It's not anyone's birthday." --Esperanza Rising- Luis

The rooms seem to big without Papa's voice to fill them, and the echoes of their footsteps deepend their sadness. --Esperanza Rising-- Catalina

Her bones were as creeky as floor boards at midnight.--Night Noses--Mabel

She looked around at Papa's desk and book's, Mama's basket of crochetingwith the silver hooks Papa had bought her in Guadalajara, the table near the door that held Papa's rose clippers, and beyond the double doors, the garden.--Esperanza Rising-- Daniella

We only wanted to get away, only escape and arrive safely. --Anne Frank Beyond the Diary-- Laura

She fell to her knees and sank into a dark hole of despair and disbelief. --Esperanza Rising-- Daniel

Everytime she looked at the packages, they reminded her of the happy fiesta she was supposed to have. -- Esperanza Rising-- Alexandra

They were covered top to bottom, in long sleeved shirts, baggy pants tied at the ankles with string, and bandanas wrapped around their foreheads and necks to protect them from the sun, dust, and spiders. --Esperanza Rising-- Sooji

Leaning on the bathroom sink, I took several deep breaths. -- Monster Blood for Breakfast-- Ricky Ramirez