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192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781534409439
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 08 May 2018
Description
From the Young People's Poet Laureate Margarita Engle comes a searing novel in verse about the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. Thousands of young Navy sailors are pouring into Los Angeles on their way to the front lines of World War II. They are teenager...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
informative 62%
reflective 43%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 31%
challenging 18%
sad 18%
tense 12%
dark 6%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Violence, Police brutalityMinor
War
192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781534409439
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 08 May 2018
Description
From the Young People's Poet Laureate Margarita Engle comes a searing novel in verse about the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. Thousands of young Navy sailors are pouring into Los Angeles on their way to the front lines of World War II. They are teenager...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
informative 62%
reflective 43%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 31%
challenging 18%
sad 18%
tense 12%
dark 6%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Violence, Police brutalityMinor
War