Muchacho: A Novel

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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 sch ool, 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.AWARDS• 2010 ALA Best Books for Young Adults winner• 2010 ALA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers winner• Missouri Gateway Readers Award• 2010 NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies winner• 2010 New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age winner Show more