Pocho
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Tovar, Juan Elías, translator.
Published
Nueva York : Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House, 2020.
ISBN
9780593313138, 0593313135
Lexile measure
680L
Status
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Bellwood Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | SP YA DEL | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Kids Spanish | YA DE LA PENA (SPANISH) | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult World Language | SPA F DEL | On Shelf |
Blue Island Public Library - Young Adult Stacks | YA SPAN FIC DEL | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Teen | YA FIC DE LA PENA SPANISH | On Shelf |
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Published
Nueva York : Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9780593313138, 0593313135
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 3.5, 9 Points
Level 3.5, 9 Points
Lexile measure
680
Notes
General Note
Spanish translation of: Mexican Whiteboy.
Description
Danny es alto y delgado. A pesar de no ser fuerte, sus brazos son lo suficientemente largos como para lanzar un balón de fútbol americano con tanta fuerza, que cualquier cazatalentos lo contrataría sin pensarlo dos veces. Pero Danny ni siquiera es parte de un equipo. Cada vez que se entra en el campo, es como si perdiera sus poderes. Pero eso no tiene importancia. No es como si en la escuela privada a la que va esperen mucho de el. Danny es morenito. Y crecer en San Diego, una ciudad tan cercana a la frontera, significa que todo el mundo sabe exactamente quien es, incluso antes de pronunciar una palabra. Antes de saber que Danny no habla español y que su mamá es rubia y de ojos azules, ya todos han formado una impresión de el. Incluso el mismo. De hecho, Danny está convencido de que las discrepancias entre su piel y su cultura han sido la causa de que su padre haya regresado a México. Por eso pasará el verano con la familia de su papá. Pero para encontrarse a sí mismo, primero tendrá que enfrentarse a los demonios que tanto ha evadido, y tendrá que aceptar abrirse a una amistad jamás imagino que formaría.
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Danny is tall and skinny. Even though he's not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. Ninety-five mile an hour fastball, but the boy's not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound, he loses it. But at his private school, they don't expect much else from him. Danny is brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up in San Diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Before they find out he can't speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, they've got him pegged. But it works the other way too. And Danny's convinced it's his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico. That's why he's spending the summer with his dad's family. But to find himself, he may just have to face the demons he refuses to see--the demons that are right in front of his face. And open up to a friendship he never saw coming.
Target Audience
680L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,4.3,9,124044
Language
En español. In Spanish.
Awards
Una selección de Junior Library Guild. A Junior Library Guild selection.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
de la Peña, M., & Tovar, J. E. (2020). Pocho (Primera edición Vintage Español, enero 2021.). Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)de la Peña, Matt and Juan Elías, Tovar. 2020. Pocho. Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)de la Peña, Matt and Juan Elías, Tovar. Pocho Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)de la Peña, Matt,, and Juan Elías Tovar. Pocho Primera edición Vintage Español, enero 2021., Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House, 2020.
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