Call Me Henri |
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| Author:
| López, Lorraine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-2893-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Curbstone Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Enrique, a young boy in Peralta Middle School, faces abuse at home and danger on the barrio streets. Yet he is driven to succeed by the desire to join that "other America" he sees on TV and in the movies, and is aided in his quest by compassionate teachers. His ambition finds expression in his determination to drop his ESL class in favor of taking French, and his story begins, Call me Henri.
Enrique, a young boy in Peralta Middle School, faces abuse at home and danger on the barrio streets. Yet he is driven to succeed by the desire to join that "other America" he sees on TV and in the movies, and is aided in his quest by compassionate teachers. His ambition finds expression in his determination to drop his ESL class in favor of taking French, and his story begins, Call me Henri.