La Vida Real: True Stories of Latino Stories Today (Townsend Library) - Softcover

Tanya Savory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591941792 ISBN 13: 9781591941798

Publisher: Townsend Press, 2008

Synopsis

This nonfiction book is part of the Townsend Library, a collection of high-interest paperbacks published by Townsend Press to promote reading among today's students. Acclaimed by educators nationwide, the Townsend Library is helping millions of young adults discover the pleasure and power of reading.

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Review:

Estimates are that more than 45 million Latino people live in the United States--and that number continues to grow every day. In LaVida Real: True Stories of Latino Students Today, a few of these people share their inspiring, touching, and sometimes difficult experiences of living in and growing up in, or moving to the United States. Some of the people you will meet include:

-Angela, a gang girl and abuse survivor who refuses to give up and finally discovers what's most important in life.
-Diego, a high-school senior who must pull his family together when his schizophrenic father suddenly disappears.
-Yecenia, a determined young woman who goes from growing up in a garage to graduating from UCLA. --From the Publisher

About this edition

• Publisher: Townsend Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1591941792
• ISBN 13: 9781591941798
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120