| When We Wuz Famous Contributor(s): Takoudes, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250057019 ISBN-13: 9781250057013 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.2" (0.6 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 157109 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Francisco Ortiz, a handsome straight-A student and gifted basketball player from the barrio, wins a full scholarship to an elite boarding school. His future seems promising. But soon after Francisco moves into the dorm, his new classmates assume the worst of him: they pepper him with questions about drugs and gangs. It's all so confusing, made even more complicated when Francisco realizes that back home in the hood, he no longer fits in, though his friends still rely on him to solve their problems. In a desperate attempt to help one of his homies, Francisco makes a terrible decision and becomes everything he fought so hard to rise against. |
Contributor Bio(s): Takoudes, Greg: - Greg Takoudes is an author and filmmaker whose feature film, Up with Me--which inspired his first novel, When We Wuz Famous--won several awards, including the Special Jury Award at South by Southwest, and was distributed by IFC Films. Prior to moving to New York, he worked for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer as a member of the creative team at Imagine Entertainment in Los Angeles. Greg lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. |