The diabolical plans of a couple of inept thieves are disrupted by two Chicano boys from East L.A. in a humorous, suspenseful tale by the author of Local News. Reprint.
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Gary Soto, author of books for children, young adults, and adults, lives in Berkeley, California. His best-selling fiction includes Baseball in April and Buried Onions.
In this winning combination of a thriller and a comedy, Hector and his "carnal" (Spanish for blood brother), Mando, two realistically represented teens from East L.A., are first excited and then scared when they and Hector's Uncle Julio become the only witnesses to a robbery. Soto ( Baseball in April and Other Stories ; Pacific Crossing ) comically contrasts the adolescent wit and energy of these teens (when the two go with Julio on a dinner date, Hector notices that "All evening Julio had complimented Vicky with such comments as . . . 'I like the buttons on your dress,' and 'You're a tidy woman'--small talk that made Hector wonder how his uncle ever got girlfriends") with the slowness and spaciness of the robbers (as they look around for a car to steal, Huey "Crybaby" Walker suggests, "Let's get another American car," to which Freddie Bork responds, "Yeah, I like what GM's doing"). The boys' language is a lively and often musical mixture of English and Spanish, and a glossary provides readers with translations of words that may be unfamiliar. An entertaining novel, especially for contemporaries of these hip, likable protagonists. Ages 8-12.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Hector's mother suggests that he and his amigo, Mando, get out of East LA for the weekend and see some of the world, he's thinking Paris. So he's a little disappointed when they end up in Fresno, sleeping on a lumpy couch in his Uncle Julio's messy apartment. Hector figures it's going to be one boring weekend. He couldn't be more wrong. Between flying in a rickety old plane, spotting an armored car heist, and warding off the bumbling thieves who did it, this could be the craziest--and scariest--weekend ever. Seller Inventory # 00085275643
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Hector's mother suggests that he and his amigo, Mando, get out of East LA for the weekend and see some of the world, he's thinking Paris. So he's a little disappointed when they end up in Fresno, sleeping on a lumpy couch in his Uncle Julio's messy apartment. Hector figures it's going to be one boring weekend. He couldn't be more wrong. Between flying in a rickety old plane, spotting an armored car heist, and warding off the bumbling thieves who did it, this could be the craziest--and scariest--weekend ever. Seller Inventory # CIN0590470760VG
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