Dark Dude
by Hijuelos, Oscar
Publishers Weekly Best BookAmericas Award for Children's LiteratureAcceptanceHistorical FictionComing of AgeHispanic & Latinx PeopleYALSA Best Books for YAWisconsin
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AR Book Level
5.6
AR Points
12
Word Count
77,517
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
128677 EN
About this book
In the 1960s, Rico, a pale-skinned Cuban American teenager, abandons drug-infested New York City for Wisconsin, only to discover violent and judgmental people can be found even in the wholesome Midwest. The plot contains profanity and sexual situations.