| Dark Dude Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Hijuelos, Oscar (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416949453 ISBN-13: 9781416949459 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2009 Annotation: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" makes his teen fiction debut with a gritty coming-of-age novel that is full of details and icons of teenage life in the 1960s: the lure of the hippie culture, the fight to fit in, and the desperate need to break away. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LCCN: 2008000959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 14-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 980(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.52" W x 8.24" L (0.88 lbs) 464 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Topical - Friendship - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 128677 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
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| Publisher Description: He didn't say good-bye. He didn't leave a phone number. And he didn't plan on coming back - ever. In Wisconsin, Rico could blend in. His light hair and lighter skin wouldn't make him the dark dude or the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. The Midwest is the land of milk and honey, but for Rico Fuentes, it's really a last resort. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his identity. And when Rico no longer has to prove that he's Latino, he almost stops being one. Except he can never have an ordinary white kid's life, because there are some things that can't be left behind, that can't be cut loose or forgotten. These are the things that will be with you forever.... These are the things that will follow you a thousand miles away. For anyone who loved The Outsiders -- and for anyone who's ever felt like one -- Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos brings to life a haunting choice and an unforgettable journey about identity, misidentity, and all that we take with us when we run away. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Hijuelos, Oscar: - Lori Marie Carlson is the author of two novels, two landmark bilingual poetry anthologies, and many other young adult and children's books. Oscar Hijuelos is a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He has written six novels, the most recent of which is A Simple Habana Melody. They live in New York City. |
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