At a glance
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Subgenre
- Historical
- Words
- 28,332
- Section
- Middle Grade
Downtown Boy
In 1958, Juanito and his parents leave the farm fields of California's Central Valley for San Francisco's Mission District, and he longs for a home that stays put and for his often-absent father.
Themes
Mood
Feels reflective, hopeful, emotional.
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