Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood
By: by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: El Paso, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Death -- Fiction; Grief -- Fiction; Violence -- Fiction; Mexican Americans -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and a member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty.