More than just riveting sports writing, this story is about the fight for the future of the next generation-- and a hard, true look at boys dismissed as gangbangers, told to "go home." They played through the slurs of "pickers" from sideline crowds in lily-white Oregon. Off the field, they struggled to stay academically eligible, in a country where just over half of all Hispanic boys graduate.
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The Boys from Little Mexico "follows one team's quest for its twentieth-straight state playoff appearance and first state championship. Their wins and losses along the way weave a beautiful and fast-paced narrative of how raw talent, discipline, and passion sometimes aren't enough to capture the American Dream
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More than just riveting sports writing, this story is about the fight for the future of the next generation-- and a hard, true look at boys dismissed as gangbangers, told to "go home." They played through the slurs of "pickers" from sideline crowds in lily-white Oregon. Off the field, they struggled to stay academically eligible, in a country where just over half of all Hispanic boys graduate.
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The Boys from Little Mexico "follows one team's quest for its twentieth-straight state playoff appearance and first state championship. Their wins and losses along the way weave a beautiful and fast-paced narrative of how raw talent, discipline, and passion sometimes aren't enough to capture the American Dream
Imprint | Beacon Press (MA) |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2010 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | June 2010 |
Authors | Steve Wilson |
Dimensions | 236 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Unsewn / adhesive bound / Paper over boards / With dust jacket |
Pages | 225 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8070-2167-5 |
Barcode | 9780807021675 |
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LSN | 0-8070-2167-9 |