Crazy Loco Mass market paperbound - 2003
by David Talbot Rice
Jordan and Todd are two boys from California who don't know what they're in for when they push their Texas cousins a little too far. Loosely based on the author's own childhood in south Texas, this story collection is a moving whirlwind of humor and insight.
Summary
A powerful collection of short stories telling the tales of a Mexican-American childhood ideal for fans of Gary Soto
Welcome to Southern Texas.
Meet Loco, a dog with a passion for firecrackers. And Pedro, an altar boy forced to lean a hard lesson from two of the toughest, oldest men ever to serve the Lord. Jordan and Todd are two boys from California who don't know what they're in for when they push their Texas cousins a little too far. Loosely based on the author's own childhood as a Mexican-American boy in south Texas, this story collection is a moving whirlwind of humor and insight--brash, tender, and full of the unexpected.
Details
- Title Crazy Loco
- Author David Talbot Rice
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 135
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Speak, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-07-14
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780142500569 / 0142500569
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 6.76 x 4.25 x 0.37 in (17.17 x 10.80 x 0.94 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 830
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation: Latino
- Geographic Orientation: Texas
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Children's stories, American
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 000059042
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
" Rice's work also deserves praise for presenting a slice of Mexican-American life that is neither over-romanticized, operating as a veiled and vitriolic social commentary, or tainted with easy nostalgia." --The Austin Chronicle
"Nine slice of life stories, told from multiple points of view and in different voices, resonate with the sounds and sights of a Mexican-American childhood spent in South Texas."-VOYA
"Rice...blends humor and precise detail, creating believable imperfect, complex characters that are once rowdy, subversive, and devoted to family and tradition."-Booklist
"A powerful collection that should enjoy a wide audience." --School Library Journal
2001 PEN USA Children's Literature Award Finalist
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