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Author
Language
English
Description
The story weaves a vivid and engrossing tale of one man's search for love and his struggle to come to terms with a childhood of poverty and neglect. As he journeys from the Hispanic barrio in Los Angeles to the killing fields of Vietnam to the frenetic life of a lawyer in San Francisco, Gregory Reeves loses himself in an illusory and wrongheaded quest. Only when he circles back to his roots does he find the love and acceptance he has been looking...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The last remaining orange tree on a Southern California street brings together neighbors of all ages as they face their problems and anxieties, including the possibility that a mysterious stranger is a threat to their tree.
4) Barrio boy
Author
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A personal account of the author's journey as a boy from his Mexican mountain village to Sacramento and of his acculturation through education and experience in the United States.
6) G-dog
Language
English
Description
From Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock. Father Greg Boyle, a white Jesuit priest, has spent some 25 years in the toughest part of East LA, offering jobs not jail, to tough, street-smart, and amazingly sweet young people, all former gang members. Father Boyle is a charismatic visionary, but he's made the dream real: his Homeboy Industries has become the largest, most successful gang intervention and rehab program in the U.S. and an inspiration...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Ryan's savior complex becomes a recipe for disaster. Seth and Summer's relationship hits the rocks thanks to Seth's compulsion to edit the truth. As Kirsten attempts to put her life back together, Sandy assumes leadership of the Newport Group and finds himself the heir-apparent to Caleb Nichol's legacy of scandal. Marissa spirals out of control after little sis Kaitlin returns home to stir the pot.