In this novel in verse -- unprecedented in Chicano literature -- renowned poet Juan Felipe Herrera illuminates the soul of a generation. Drawn from his own life as well as a lifetime of dedication to young people, CrashBoomLove helps readers understand what it is to be a teen, a migrant worker, and a boy wanting to be a boy.That's me. See the kid with a buzzed head.Kinky overalls, bluish and acrylic spray fat letters down the pants. Fists curled like bike lock. Mama says, Don't be so angry.
Just making it up, I say. Just making it up....
Sixteen-year-old Cesar Garcia is careening. His father, Papi Cesar, has left the migrant circuit in California for his other wife and children in Denver. Sweet Mama Lucy tries to provide for her son with dichos and tales of her own misspent youth. But at Rambling West High School in Fowlerville, the sides are drawn: Hmongs vs. Chicanos vs. everybody vs. Cesar, the new kid on the block.
Precise and profound, CrashBoomLove will appeal to and resonate with high school readers across the country.
- ISBN10 0826323448
- ISBN13 9780826323446
- Publish Date 1 September 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint University of New Mexico Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 168
- Language English