Taking Sides

Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new school--where the students are rich and mostly white--faces his old team from the barrio on the boards. How can he play his best against his friends? No matter who wins, it looks like it will be lose-lose for Lincoln.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Gary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beatty Award and was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and young people. He lives in Berkeley, California. Visit his website at garysoto.com.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Gary Soto
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.03.2003
• EAN: 9780152046941
• ISBN: 978-0-15-204694-1
• Seiten: 176
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 194 mm x 12 mm
• Gewicht: 132 g
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Science Fiction / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Assimilation *, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism *, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / United States / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Sports & Recreation / Basketball *, JUVENILE FICTION: Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Relating to African American / Black American people, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: African American & Black, JUVENILE FICTION: Hispanic & Latino