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Title details for Muchacho by Louanne Johnson - Available

Muchacho

A Novel

by Louanne Johnson
Ozzie Rodriguez
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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.

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  • Release date

    September 8, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739386002
      • File size: 138665 KB
      • Duration: 04:48:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1250
    • Text Difficulty: 9-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Ozzie Rodriguez delivers the first-person narrative of Eddie Corazon, a high school junior who is coming of age in a rough New Mexico neighborhood. Rodriguez uses tone to portray opposing parts of Eddie's personality. His tenor is bleak and tough in Eddie's dialogues with "bad ass" peers. But Rodriguez shows the reflective, poetic Eddie with a softer, thoughtful tone. Rodriguez's portrayals of minor characters also emphasize the contrasts and conflicts in Eddie's life. Rodriguez gives a powerful portrayal of tough, streetwise Enrique, who urges Eddie's entry into a life of crime. This depiction radically differs from those of Eddie's supporters--his erudite teacher, his gentle mother, and his bright, trusting girlfriend, Lupe--who want him to build more hopeful dreams for the future. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1250
  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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