Homestretch / Paul Volponi.
Five months after losing his mother, seventeen-year-old Gas runs away from an abusive father and gets a job working at an Arkansas race track, surrounded by the illegal Mexican immigrants that he and his father blame for her death.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781416939870
- Physical Description: 151 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 12 up. 850L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.3 4 133764. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Death > Fiction. Fathers and sons > Fiction. Horse racing > Fiction. Horses > Fiction. Jockeys > Fiction. Mexican Americans > Fiction. Prejudices > Fiction. Runaways > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Young adult fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cleveland County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Main Library | JF VOL (Text) | 22281500016841 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
