| Jesse Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152054251 ISBN-13: 9780152054250 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: From the author of "Local News" comes a touching and honest novel about a young Mexican-American boy's coming of age in the shadow of the Vietnam War. Jesse and his brother, Abel, have plans for their lives--to rise above poverty and desolation by furthering their eductions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006041106 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 14473 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this new edition of his first young adult novel, Gary Soto paints a moving portrait of seventeen-year-old Jesse, who has left his parents' home to live with his older brother. These Mexican American brothers hope junior college will help them escape their heritage of tedious physical labor. Their struggles are humorous, true to life, and deeply affecting. Young adults will sympathize with the brothers as they come to terms with what is possible for each of them in an imperfect world. Includes a reader's guide. |
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. |