Synopsis When nineteen-year-old Eddie drops out of college, he struggles to find a place for himself as a Mexican American living in a violence-infested neighborhood of Fresno, California.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-04-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 149 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note On the mean streets of southeast Fresno, 19-year-old Eddie is just trying to get by. All he wants is to forget his violent past, hold down a job, and walk a straight line. But after his cousin's murder, Eddie finds himself drawn back into the cycle of violence. Set against the backdrop of a city sweltering in the grip of poverty, crime, and unfulfilled dreams, this is an unforgettable story of a young man struggling to survive in a world spiraling out of control.
Industry Reviews "Soto has created a beautiful, touching, and truthful story about one young man struggling to keep his dignity and not bend to the will of the glue-sniffing locals....Soto's best fiction yet." Voya - Katie O'Dell Madison (10/19/1997)
"The conclusion is swift and somewhat ambivalent, but Eddie is a character with whom readers will empathize as they alternately grieve and hope for him." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Janice M. Del Negro (11/19/1997)
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