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Published
1999
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

CrashBoomLove

Juan Felipe Herrera

Sixteen-year-old César García navigates lowriders, fights, first love and a father who left, in a California town.

  • Américas Award 1999
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Themes

IdentityFamilyFirst love

Mood

Feels emotional, hopeful.

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