Benjamin Alire Saenz
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and a member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of gringo racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
445 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A story set on the American border with Mexico, about family and friendship, life and death, and one teen struggling to understand what his adoption does and doesn't mean about who he is--