355 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670856046
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication date: 01 September 1995
Description
Men and women with brown faces and strong backs who risk everything to cross the Mexican border and invade the American Dream are the Okies of the 1990s. Two of them, Candido and America Rincon, have come to Southern California and are living in a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,249 reviews
Moods
sad 59%
challenging 53%
emotional 53%
reflective 40%
tense 40%
informative 25%
adventurous 21%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 30% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Racial slursModerate
Domestic abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Child death, Hate crime, Child abuse355 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670856046
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication date: 01 September 1995
Description
Men and women with brown faces and strong backs who risk everything to cross the Mexican border and invade the American Dream are the Okies of the 1990s. Two of them, Candido and America Rincon, have come to Southern California and are living in a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,249 reviews
Moods
sad 59%
challenging 53%
emotional 53%
reflective 40%
tense 40%
informative 25%
adventurous 21%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 30% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Racial slursModerate
Domestic abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Child death, Hate crime, Child abuse