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ISBN-13: 9780152013332
Format: Hardcover
Cost: $17.00
Annotation: Life is difficult growing up in a Mexican/American neighborhood. Eddie will need to be tough to overcome the comparative tears of sadness created by the buried onions.
Awards: None
Mini Book Review: In a Mexican /American neighborhood in Fresno, CA, 19-year-old Eddie, a Hispanic teen, is having a hard time avoiding violence and death. His cousin Jesús was violently killed and Eddie's friends and family want him to exact revenge. Eddie tries to stay clear of conflicts and find work, but he is constantly confronted with frustrations and major setbacks. It is difficult for Eddie to determine who his friends and enemies are, and the comparative analogy of such a difficult and depressing life is of a giant onion buried under the city that causes tears of sadness. While it was written in 1997, it is quite relevant in terms of the multi-cultural issues faced in today's world.
Available Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Audio, Audio Cassette
Quote: Taken from page 2:
"The sun was climbing over the trees of City College and soon the black asphalt would shimmer with vapors. I had a theory about those vapors, which were not released by the sun's heat but by a huge onion buried under the city. This onion made us cry. Tears leapt from our eyelashes and stained our faces. Babies in strollers pinched up their faces and wailed for no reason. Perhaps as practice for the coming years. I thought about the giant onion, the remarkable bulb of sadness."
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Extra! Extra! Did you know Gary Soto is an award winning author and writes poetry? If you want to find out more about Mr. Soto, check out his website here: http://www.garysoto.com/index.html.
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