Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780439233842)

Award-winning picture-book author Tony Johnston presents the poignant story of a loving Mexican-American family in East L.A. in her first novel for young readers.

Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. But there's another L.A., one where warmth and humor and humanity pervade. Where a tacqueria sign declares: "One cause, one people, one taco." This L.A. is a place where random acts of generosity and goodwill improve the lives of the community. Any Small Goodness is a novel filled with hope, love, and warmth.

Author: Tony Johnston
ISBN-10: 0439233844
ISBN-13: 9780439233842
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2003
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.37d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 53557 / Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 59