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Any Small Goodness: A Novel Of The Barrio

Tony Johnston (2001), 128 pages
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars, but there's also drive-bys and death. This book is about another L.A. Among the gangs in the barrio, Arturo goes to school, celebrates holidays, and makes friends. According to his father, 'In life there is bueno and there is malo. If you do not find enough of the good, you must yourself create it. Any small goodness is of value.'
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0439189365
ISBN-13: 9780439189361