Taking Sides
by Gary Soto
Taste attributes: teensportsdramafamilywholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agefish out of water/culture clashgame/competition
Boxlist takeA good-natured book that is moving, grounded and intimate. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.
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- Author
- Gary Soto
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 141
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- Open Library
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