The Jumping Tree

Saldana Jr., Rene

ISBN 10: 0440228816 / ISBN 13: 9780440228813

Published by Laurel Leaf, 2002

About this Item

This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Seller Inventory # mon0001360394

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Jumping Tree
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0440228816
• ISBN 13: 9780440228813
• Binding: mass_market
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

These lively stories follow Rey Castaneda from sixth through eighth grade in Nuevo Penitas, Texas. One side of Rey's family lives nearby in Mexico, the other half in Texas, and Rey fits in on both sides of the border. In Nuevo Penitas, he enjoys fooling around with his pals in the barrio; at school, he's one of the "A list" kids.

As Rey begins to cross the border from childhood into manhood, he turns from jokes and games to sense the meaning of work, love, poverty, and grief, and what it means to be a proud Chicano-moments that sometimes propel him to show feelings un hombre should never express. It's a new territory where Rey longs to follow the example his hardworking, loving father has set for him.

About the Author

René Saldaña, Jr, is a former middle school and high school English teacher. He is now in the doctoral program in creative writing at Georgia State University. This is his first novel.