| Gringolandia Contributor(s): Miller-Lachmann, Lyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1931896496 ISBN-13: 9781931896498 Publisher: Curbstone Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: May 2009 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008036990 |
| Age Level: 14-17 |
| Grade Level: 9-12 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 HL (High-Low) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" L (1.05 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Price on Product |
| Awards: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature, Honorable Mention, Children/Young Adult, 2010 Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner, Multicultural Fic Child, 2010 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2009 School Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 139 Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 54 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most Multicultural Review 07/01/2009 pg. 85 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2009 pg. 681 ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 16 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131308 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Daniel's pap , Marcelo, used to play soccer, dance the cueca, and drive his kids to school in a beat-up green taxi--all while publishing an underground newspaper that exposed Chile's military regime. After pap 's arrest in 1980, Daniel's family fled to the United States. Now Daniel has a new life, playing guitar in a rock band and dating Courtney, a minister's daughter. He hopes to become a US citizen as soon as he turns eighteen. When Daniel's father is released and rejoins his family, they see what five years of prison and torture have done to him. Marcelo is partially paralyzed, haunted by nightmares, and bitter about being exiled to "Gringolandia." Daniel worries that Courtney's scheme to start a bilingual human rights newspaper will rake up pap 's past and drive him further into alcohol abuse and self-destruction. Daniel dreams of a real father-son relationship, but he may have to give up everything simply to save his pap 's life. This powerful coming-of-age story portrays an immigrant teen's struggle to reach his tortured father and find his place in the world. |
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