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Koertge, Ron

The Heart of the City

138 pp. January, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-531-30078-1 | Library ISBN 0-531-33078-8
(4) 4-6 Moving from the homogeneous suburbs to a diverse inner-city Los Angeles neigborhood is Joy's artist father's idea; but gradually Joy and her wary mother begin to feel at home on Ibarra Street. A fresh, well-realized setting and engaging dialogue distinguish this stimulating--though overly optimistic--view of neighbors working together to keep their street free of drugs and violence.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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