| Homestretch Contributor(s): Volponi, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416939873 ISBN-13: 9781416939870 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2009 * Out of Print * Annotation: A runaway boy with nothing finds everything he needs, including a faimly, in the most unlikely of places--at a racetrack. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008030024 |
| Age Level: 12-17 |
| Grade Level: 7-12 |
| Lexile Measure: 850(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.04" W x 8.46" L (0.61 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2009 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2009 Booklist 09/15/2009 pg. 49 Publishers Weekly 09/21/2009 pg. 60 School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 135 Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 76 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 133764 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gaston Giambanco Jr. never figured himself for a runaway. But then again, Gas never figured his mother would be killed in a head-on collision caused by an illegal Mexican. Or that his poor excuse for a father would actually go too far and beat him. So he hitches a ride out of state without a plan, only to find himself working at a racetrack stable alongside a family of Mexicans -- exactly the kind of people his dad always taught him to hate, the kind of people who caused his mother's death. What will Gas learn about himself, and the true meaning of family? And what will he do when his small stature causes an unscrupulous horse trainer to promise him glory and riches as a jockey, even if he can't ride well? |
Contributor Bio(s): Volponi, Paul: - Paul Volponi is a writer, journalist, and teacher living in New York City. From 1992 to 1998, he taught incarcerated adolescents on Rikers Island to read and write, forming the basis of his first young adult novel, Black and White, winner of the 2006 IRA Young Adult Book Award, an ALA Best Book Young Adult, and Quick Pick Award winner. His other young adult novels include, Rooftop (also a BBYA and Quick Pick winner), and Rucker Park Setup. Mr. Volponi holds an MA in American Literature from the City College of New York and a BA in English from Baruch. You can visit him online at www.paulvolponibooks.com. |
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