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CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse

Juan Felipe Herrera

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Description:In this novel in verse--unprecedented in Chicano literature--renowned poet Juan Felipe Herrera illuminates the soul of a generation. Drawn from his own life as well as a lifetime of dedication to young people, CrashBoomLove helps readers understand what it is to be a teen, a migrant worker, and a boy wanting to be a boy. Sixteen-year-old Cesar Garcia is careening. His father, Papi Cesar, has left the migrant circuit in California for his other wife and children in Denver. Sweet Mama Lucy tries to provide for her son with dichos and tales of her own misspent youth. But at Rambling West High School in Fowlerville, the sides are drawn: Hmongs vs. Chicanos vs. everybody vs. Cesar, the new kid on the block.Precise and profound, CrashBoomLove will appeal to and resonate with high school readers across the country.A California farmworker kid's season in hell, told through fast-verse lines that careen to the beat of a fiery heart.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse. To get started finding CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In this novel in verse--unprecedented in Chicano literature--renowned poet Juan Felipe Herrera illuminates the soul of a generation. Drawn from his own life as well as a lifetime of dedication to young people, CrashBoomLove helps readers understand what it is to be a teen, a migrant worker, and a boy wanting to be a boy. Sixteen-year-old Cesar Garcia is careening. His father, Papi Cesar, has left the migrant circuit in California for his other wife and children in Denver. Sweet Mama Lucy tries to provide for her son with dichos and tales of her own misspent youth. But at Rambling West High School in Fowlerville, the sides are drawn: Hmongs vs. Chicanos vs. everybody vs. Cesar, the new kid on the block.Precise and profound, CrashBoomLove will appeal to and resonate with high school readers across the country.A California farmworker kid's season in hell, told through fast-verse lines that careen to the beat of a fiery heart.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse. To get started finding CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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