Downtown Boy
by Herrera, Juan Felipe
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children'sHistorical FictionMoving to a New AreaHispanic & Latinx PeoplePoetry/RhymesCalifornia
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AR Book Level
3.7
AR Points
4
Word Count
28,332
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
102422 EN
About this book
"Downtown Boy" is a memoir by Juan Felipe Herrera that follows a young boy named Juanito and his parents as they move around California from June 1958 to June 1959. Throughout the year, Juanito tries to stay out of mischief and be good while his family searches for a place to call home. The story portrays the challenges of migration and the feelings of displacement experienced by a Mexican-American family during this time period.