| Crazy Loco Contributor(s): Rice, David Talbot (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142500569 ISBN-13: 9780142500569 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: Jordan and Todd are two boys from California who don't know what they're in for when they push their Texas cousins a little too far. Loosely based on the author's own childhood in south Texas, this story collection is a moving whirlwind of humor and insight. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Young Adult Fiction | Short Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 000059042 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 4.25" W x 6.76" (0.20 lbs) 135 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60556 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A powerful collection of short stories telling the tales of a Mexican-American childhood ideal for fans of Gary Soto Welcome to Southern Texas. Meet Loco, a dog with a passion for firecrackers. And Pedro, an altar boy forced to lean a hard lesson from two of the toughest, oldest men ever to serve the Lord. Jordan and Todd are two boys from California who don't know what they're in for when they push their Texas cousins a little too far. Loosely based on the author's own childhood as a Mexican-American boy in south Texas, this story collection is a moving whirlwind of humor and insight--brash, tender, and full of the unexpected. |