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Item Details
Title:
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SAMMY AND JULIANA IN HOLLYWOOD
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By: |
Benjamin Alire Saenz |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£8.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1933693991 |
ISBN 13: |
9781933693996 |
Publisher: |
CINCO PUNTOS PRESS,U.S. |
Pub. date: |
10 May, 2011 |
Pages: |
240 |
Description: |
Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood is our American Graffiti.No, that's not right. It's our Mexican Graffiti.-Denise Chavez |
Synopsis: |
It is 1969, America is at war, "Hollywood" is a dirt-poor Chicano barrio in small-town America, and Sammy and Juliana face a world of racism, war in Vietnam, and barrio violence. Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood is a Young Adult Library Services Association Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Young Adults.Benjamin Alire Saenz? novelist, poet, and writer of children's books? was named one of the "Fifty Most Inspiring Authors in the World" by Poets & Writers magazine. He was also a finalist for PEN/USA's literary award for children's and young adult literature. Saenz lives in El Paso, Texas. |
Reader Age: |
From 16 years |
US Grade: |
Tenth Grade and over |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Cinco Puntos Press,U.S. |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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