| Buried Onions Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152062653 ISBN-13: 9780152062651 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: On the mean streets of southeast Fresno, 19-year-old Eddie is just trying to get by. All he wants is to forget his violent past, hold down a job, and walk a straight line. But after his cousin's murder, Eddie finds himself drawn back into the cycle of violence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure - Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96-53112 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Topical - Friendship - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 19051 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eddie's father, two uncles, and best friend are all dead, and it's a struggle for him not to end up the same way. Violence makes Fresno wallow in tears, as if a huge onion were buried beneath the city. Making an effort to walk a straight line despite constant temptations and frustrations, Eddie searches for answers--and discovers that his closest friends may actually be his worst enemies. Includes a reader's guide and a glossary of Spanish words and phrases. |
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. |