Everyone wants to be respected, and Manuel (Manny) Hernandez, a Mexican American, is no exception. However, he isn’t good at sports, can’t speak to girls, and is in love with a white English teacher. It can also be hard to be respected when your alcoholic father abuses you, your brother can’t hold a job...
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Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish is a great book by S.E Hinton about a boy who grew up in a tough neighborhood, with a rough family, and who’s role model is his older brother. The neighborhood is split into rough gangs who despise each other and will stop at nothing to overpower one another. The main character...
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