Muchacho Contributor(s): Johnson, Louanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375859039 ISBN-13: 9780375859038 Publisher: Ember OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1250 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Topical - Teen - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 133600 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An inspiring YA debut from the author of Dangerous Minds. Eddie Corazon is angry. He's also very smart. But he's working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. He blows off school, even though he's a secret reader. He hangs with his cousins, who will always back him up--when they aren't in jail. Then along comes Lupe, who makes his blood race. She sees something in Eddie he doesn't even see in himself. A heart, and a mind, and something more: a poet. But in Eddie's world, it's a thin line between tragedy and glory. And what goes down is entirely in Eddie's hands. Gripping, thought-provoking, and hopeful, Muchacho is a rare and inspiring story about one teen's determination to fight his circumstances and shape his own destiny. |