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Maria Cardenasher scores. Eagerly, Maria agreed. She loved theclasses, and before very long, her scores were abovethe twelfth-grade level.By 1994, Maria and Alfonso’s family had grownto include Jasmine. It was that fall that MariaCárdenas—migrant child, teenage mother, highschooldropout, and victim of abuse—became afreshman at Edison Community College in FortMyers, Florida. From her first days as a college student,Maria found success. Her grades were outstanding.She was honored with membership in PhiTheta Kappa, the national honor society for juniorcolleges, and the International Key Club.After graduating from Edison, Maria moved onto enroll at Florida Gulf Coast University, where sheis now a senior. Her degree in elementary educationwill allow her to teach other migrant children,encouraging them to dream their own dreams andmake them a reality.The entire Cárdenas family has embraced25
Reading Changed My Life! Three True StoriesOn the back porch of their home, Antonietta plays with her Quakerparrot as Maria looks on.Maria’s love of learning. Alfonso has completed anumber of courses to be trained as an airconditioningtechnician. He has also enrolled inclasses to earn his own GED. Antonietta will graduatewith honors this year from the same universityher mother attends. She plans to attend law school.Korak and Jasmine are good students who love to26
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