The Flowers /
Sonny Bravo is a tender, unusually smart fifteen-year-old who is living with his vivacious mother in a large city where intense prejudice is not just white against black, but also brown. When his mother, Silvia, suddenly marries an Okie building contractor named Cloyd Longpre, they are uprooted to a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Grove,
[2008]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Sonny Bravo is a tender, unusually smart fifteen-year-old who is living with his vivacious mother in a large city where intense prejudice is not just white against black, but also brown. When his mother, Silvia, suddenly marries an Okie building contractor named Cloyd Longpre, they are uprooted to a small apartment building, Los Flores. As Sonny sweeps its sidewalks, he meets his neighbors and becomes ensnared in their lives. |
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| Physical Description: | 250 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0802118593 9780802118592 |