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321 pp.
| Simon |
June, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-4963-3$16.99
(3)
YA
Working-class teen Ramiro Lopez goes to an all-Hispanic high school. Jake Upthegrove is a wealthy WASP with anger-management issues who attends the magnet school next door. Both struggle with feelings of abandonment, and the boys relate their stories in parallel first-person narratives. The book takes a while to get going, but intriguing supporting characters and a vivid El Paso setting help sustain interest.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2008