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Downtown Boy

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4 out of 5
Based on 27 Ratings and 9 Reviews

Book Description
A novel in verse, this is the tale of a boy who grows up in California in the 1950s brings an exciting new talent to Scholastic Press.

Juanito Paloma, his mother Lucha, and his elderly father Felipe, are a tiny family who, after years of working in the fields of California's Central Valley, move to San Francisco's Latin Mission District to live with relatives. Juanito longs to be in one pla... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic Press
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages304
ISBN-100439644895
ISBN-13978-0439644891
Publication Date11/01/2005
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About Juan Felipe Herrera (Author) : Juan Felipe Herrera is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Juan Felipe Herrera include The Upside Down Boy/El nino de cabeza, Cinnamon Girl: ... more
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