Title: The closest I've come
Description: Marcos Rivas is desperate to escape the projects, his neglectful mother, and her abusive boyfriend, but when he is picked for a class at his high school targeting smart students who are underperforming, he initially resists.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Bildungsromans, Single-parent families, Fiction, Coming of age, Hispanic Americans, High schools, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction, Hispanic americans, fiction, Single-parent families, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Schools, fiction
Places: Tampa (Fla.)