Author

Publication

1998-10-01 - Harcourt Paperbacks

Language

English

Word Count

12,000 words, Guess

Page Count

48 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivebarrio00geor
  • ISBN-100152010483
  • ISBN-139780152010485
  • LibraryThing3167716
  • Goodreads1339150
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Classifications

  • DDC979.4/610046872073

Description

Presents life in a barrio in San Francisco, describing the school, recreation, holidays, and family life of an eight-year-old boy who lives there. Welcome to Joseacute's neighborhood. In his barrio, people speak an easy mix of Spanish and English and sometimes even Chinese. The masked revelry of Halloween leads into the festive remembrances of the Day of the Dead. And murals on the walls and buildings sing out the stories of the people who live here. As familiar as any neighborhood yet as strange as a foreign country, Jose's barrio isn't in Mexico or Argentina--it's in San Francisco. Award-winning author and photographer George Ancona follows Joseacute; through a season in the barrio, and in the process gives readers a glimpse of a community as rich and varied as America itself.

First Sentence

THE MISSION DISTRICT of San Francisco go its name from the Mission Dolores.

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  • Barrio: Jos¿'s NeighborhoodHarcourt Paperbacks1998-10-01
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