Product Overview
Author: Soto, Gary
Age Range: 12 - 18
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Paperback: 166 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Coming of age in the shadow of the Vietnam War, Jesse, a young Mexican American, and his older brother, Abel, work long hours in the fields in order to save money for college in the hope that education will help them escape poverty. Reprint.
