Genres
Publication
Blue Sky Press (2001), 128 pages
Description
Arturo and his family and friends share all kinds of experiences living in the barrio of East Los Angeles--reclaiming their names, playing basketball, championing the school librarian, and even starting their own gang.
Subjects
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2005)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2004)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2006)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2003-2004)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2005)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2005)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Honor Book — 2002)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2001
ISBN
0439189365 / 9780439189361
DDC/MDS
| 813 |