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Casi Alcanzar Todo

Author: Mendez, Matt

Follett Number: 1585RX9
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Atheneum, 2020
Format: 328 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-53446-155-0
ISBN-10: 1-53446-155-8
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:
Best Friends Fiction
Conduct of Life Fiction
El Paso (Tex.) Fiction
Family Life Texas El Paso Fiction
Friendship Fiction
Mexican Americans Fiction
Prejudices Fiction
Spanish Language Materials
Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Barely missing everything.;"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." "Three Mexican-Americans--Juan, JD, and Fabi--each try to overcome their individual struggles as they all grapple with how to make a better life for themselves when it seems like brown lives don't matter"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Now available in Spanish! "There are moments when a story shakes you...Barely Missing Everything is one of those stories, and Mendez, a gifted storyteller with a distinct voice, is sure to bring a quake to the literary landscape." --Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Pena, this heartbreaking, no-holds-barred debut novel told from three points of view explores how difficult it is to make it in life when you--your life, brown lives--don't matter. Juan tiene grandes planes. Va a ser el muchacho de El Paso que salio adelante, va a conseguir esa beca de basquetbol para ir a la universidad y va hacer algo de su vida... algo mejor que la sarta de novios nefastos de Fabi, su mama. Solo necesita hacerlo realidad. El mejor amigo de Juan, JD, tambien tiene planes. Algun dia va a ser cineasta, como Tarantino o Del Toro (no Spielberg). Tiene una camara y tiene pasion. Que mas se necesita? Fabi ya no tiene planes. Cuando te embarazas a los dieciseis, descubres que los planes no siempre salen y que hay algunas cosas que no puedes anticipar... Como un altercado con la policia. Como la implosion de tu familia. Como un pasado que regresa a perseguirte. Como el temor de que tu, tu hijo y todos los que amas no van a alcanzar todo...no van a alcanzar nada.

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