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ZIN Product Number: 10250481
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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Econo-Clad Books
ISBN: 0785711406
Release Date: Jan 1, 1995
| |  | | | In Brief
"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala . . . with his grandmother. He shines shoes in front of the Tourist Office and knows his grandmother appreciates the money. . . . He passionately wants to attend {school}, but fearing Grandmother will say no, teaches himself to read. Finally gathering his courage, he asks if he might go to school and is surprised and relieved when Grandmother not only agrees but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself. Juan does well in school and . . . looks to the future with hope.. . . Grades three to five." (Booklist)
| | | | From The Publisher
"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself. Juan tells this bittersweet story, which reads smoothly and powerfully on several levels, with warmth and dignity."—Booklist.
| | | | Annotation
In this inspiring multicultural story, a young Guatemalan boy triumphs over poverty and abandonment to find love and a sense of self-respect. "Genuine and touching, the book has much to tell readers who are acquainted only with a land of plenty."--The New Yorker. An NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book.
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Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General, Juvenile Fiction, Ethnic - General, Ethnic - Hispanic & Latino, Family - Orphans & Foster Homes, Fiction, Guatemala, Grandmothers
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