In this new edition of his first young adult novel, Gary Soto paints a moving portrait of seventeen-year-old Jesse, who has left his parents\' home to live with his older brother.
Includes a reader\'s guide..
Young adults will sympathize with the brothers as they come to terms with what is possible for each of them in an imperfect world.
Their struggles are humorous, true to life, and deeply affecting.
These Mexican American brothers hope junior college will help them escape their heritage of tedious physical labor.
In this new edition of his first young adult novel, Gary Soto paints a moving portrait of seventeen-year-old Jesse, who has left his parents\' home to live with his older brother