Meet Manuel, a young man who wears hand-me-downs from his older brothers until he finally gets a brand-new pair of shoes.And Jos\u00e9 Luis, who watches the vet bills rise after he buys a sick rooster to save it from becoming someone's dinner.And Alma, a young woman who runs to every shop and flea market in town buying back the clothes of her dead mother that her father has given away.These Mexican American youths meet life's challenges head-on in this hard-hitting collection of short stories.
- ISBN13 9780152016586
- Publish Date 1 May 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harcourt Children's Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 168
- Language English