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Volponi, Paul

Homestretch

151 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-3987-0 $16.99
(4) YA Runaway Gaston ("Gas") lands a job at a racing stable. There, his prejudiced attitude toward undocumented Mexican workers (whom he blames for his mother's death) undergoes a change. Less credibly, he becomes a novice jockey and tries to impress Tammie, a local stable owner's granddaughter. Gritty, hard-bitten prose should increase the novel's appeal to reluctant boy readers.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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