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Awards
OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Juan Felipe HerreraPublisher: University of New Mexico Press Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 20.00cm Weight: 0.215kg ISBN: 9780826321145ISBN 10: 0826321143 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 15 September 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsaHerrera paints a devastating, yet ultimately hopeful portrait of Cesar Garcia, a 16-year-old Mexican teen growing up in the American high-school culture of Fowlerville, California. . . . Cesar is the classic example of Americaas throwaway teen, a young man constantly in the wrong place at the wrong time who, because of his language and cultural differences, becomes more and more marginalized. It is also the story of an educational system that can occasionally make the difference in both teensa and adultsa lives and futures. . . . a roller-coaster tour de force, remarkable for its ebulliant portrait of hope and survival. A must purchase.a Author InformationJuan Felipe Herrera is professor of Chicano studies at California State University, Fresno. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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