Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio

Award-winning picture-book author Tony Johnston presents the poignant story of a loving Mexican-American family in East L.A. in her first novel for young readers.

Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. But there's another L.A., one where warmth and humor and humanity pervade. Where a tacqueria sign declares: "One cause, one people, one taco."

This L.A. is a place where random acts of generosity and goodwill improve the lives of the community. Any Small Goodness is a novel filled with hope, love, and warmth.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Published: 06/01/2003
ISBN: 9780439233842
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.37d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 59

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 53557 / Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2