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Juanita Fights the School Board
Contributor(s): Velasquez, Gloria (Author)
ISBN: 1558851151     ISBN-13: 9781558851153
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
OUR PRICE:   $8.96  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 1994
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Annotation: When Juanita's dreams of being the first in her family to graduate from high school are thwarted by an expulsion after getting in a fight with another student, the young Mexican-American girl enlists the help of a lawyer and the school counselor to fight discrimination at her alma mater. This is the first novel in the Roosevelt High School Series.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 94004914
Lexile Measure: 740
Series: Roosevelt High School (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.49" W x 8.42" (0.44 lbs) 151 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 35017
Reading Level: 4.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0