Muchacho (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375859038)

An inspiring YA debut from the author of Dangerous Minds.

Eddie Corazon is angry. He's also very smart. But he's working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. He blows off school, even though he's a secret reader. He hangs with his cousins, who will always back him up--when they aren't in jail.

Then along comes Lupe, who makes his blood race. She sees something in Eddie he doesn't even see in himself. A heart, and a mind, and something more: a poet. But in Eddie's world, it's a thin line between tragedy and glory. And what goes down is entirely in Eddie's hands.

Gripping, thought-provoking, and hopeful, Muchacho is a rare and inspiring story about one teen's determination to fight his circumstances and shape his own destiny.

Author: Louanne Johnson
ISBN-10: 0375859039
ISBN-13: 9780375859038
Publisher: Ember
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2011
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 133600 / Muchacho