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Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio
Contributor(s): Johnston, Tony (Author), Colón, Raúl (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0439233844     ISBN-13: 9780439233842
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $6.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2003
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Annotation: Filled with hope, love, and warmth, this novel describes a Los Angeles far different from the place of movie stars and very poor people--a place where random acts of generosity improve the lives of the community.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 600
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.3" W x 7.6" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Topical - Family
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 53557
Reading Level: 4.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Award-winning picture-book author Tony Johnston presents the poignant story of a loving Mexican-American family in East L.A. in her first novel for young readers.

Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. But there's another L.A., one where warmth and humor and humanity pervade. Where a tacqueria sign declares: One cause, one people, one taco. This L.A. is a place where random acts of generosity and goodwill improve the lives of the community. Any Small Goodness is a novel filled with hope, love, and warmth.