| Taking Sides Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152046941 ISBN-13: 9780152046941 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Having moved from the barrio to the suburbs, Lincoln Mendoza is still loyal to his home team--even though he's playing basketball for another school now. When the two teams face each other, Lincoln learns something about winning, loyalty, change, and friendship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003269432 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.16" W x 7.64" (0.35 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6943 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new school--where the students are rich and mostly white--faces his old team from the barrio on the boards. How can he play his best against his friends? No matter who wins, it looks like it will be lose-lose for Lincoln. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soto, Gary: - Gary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beatty Award and was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and young people. He lives in Berkeley, California. Visit his website at www.garysoto.com. |