num_pages: 166
description: In this new edition of his first young adult novel, Gary Soto paints a moving portrait of seventeen-year-old Jesse, who has left his parents' home to live with his older brother. These Mexican American brothers hope junior college will help them escape their heritage of tedious physical labor. Their struggles are humorous, true to life, and deeply affecting. Young adults will sympathize with the brothers as they come to terms with what is possible for each of them in an imperfect world.Includes a reader's guide.
language: English
title: Jesse
titlecomplete: Jesse
genres: Cultural, Teen, Young Adult, Family, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 293
awards: awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association)
publisher: Clarion Books