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Jesse

by Gary Soto

A young man weighs the possibilities ahead

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A young man weighs the possibilities ahead

Seventeen-year-old Jesse has moved in with his older brother, and both look to junior college as a route beyond the physical labor associated with their family’s Mexican American heritage. The novel brings their hopes into focus alongside the limits they encounter, centering on how each brother reckons with what might be possible. Its setting in the brothers’ lives and education connects questions of family, work, and opportunity. This edition also includes a reader’s guide for further discussion.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in coming-of-age fiction
  • Readers seeking fiction about Mexican American brothers, family, and education
  • Book groups or classrooms that can use the included reader’s guide

Themes

Brotherhood and familyEducation and opportunityWork and heritageComing of age

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Book overview

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.
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