{"product_id":"sammy-juliana-in-hollywood-9781933693996","title":"Sammy \u0026 Juliana in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003eNSK Neustadt Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, World Literature Today\u003cbr\u003e Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)\u003cbr\u003e Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel, Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Capitol Choices\u003cbr\u003e Blue Ribbons List, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e Américas Book Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs\u003cbr\u003e Outstanding Books for the College Bound, American Library Association (ALA)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSammy \u0026amp; Juliana in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e is our \u003ci\u003eAmerican Graffiti\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eNo, that's not right. It's our Mexican Graffiti.--Denise Chavez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"Hollywood\" where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. Sammy and his friends--members of the 1969 high school graduating class--face a world of racism, dress codes, the war in Vietnam, and barrio violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the summer before his senior year begins, Sammy falls in love with Juliana, a girl whose tough veneer disguises a world of hurt. By summer's end, Juliana is dead. Sammy grieves, and in his grief, the memory of Juliana becomes his guide through this difficult year. Sammy is a smart kid, but he's angry. He's angry about Juliana's death, he's angry about the poverty his father and his sister must endure, he's angry at his high school and its thinly disguised gringo racism, and he's angry he might not be able to go to college.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e Benjamin Alire Sáenz captures the essence of what it meant to grow up Chicano in small-town America in the late 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933693996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e82054 \/ Sammy \u0026amp; Juliana in Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Alire S?enz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187022356661,"sku":"9781933693996","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9d781a6b-ee1b-43e4-9b1e-73e557fffef1.jpg?v=1742271100","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sammy-juliana-in-hollywood-9781933693996","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}