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 90 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
hopeful 45%
inspiring 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 18%
tense 18%
dark 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racism, Violence
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 90 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
hopeful 45%
inspiring 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 18%
tense 18%
dark 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racism, Violence