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Barely missing everything

"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"--

Main Author: MeĢndez, Matt (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum, a Caitlyn Dloughy Book, [2019]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Best friends > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Single mothers > Young adult fiction.
Mexican Americans > Young adult fiction.
Prejudices > Young adult fiction.
Conduct of life > Young adult fiction.
Family life > Texas > El Paso > Young adult fiction.
El Paso (Tex.) > Young adult fiction.
Summary: "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"--
Physical Description: 306 pages ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 14 up.
ISBN: 9781534404458
1534404457
9781534404465
1534404465
Author Notes: Like his characters, Matt Mendez grew up in central El Paso, Texas. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona and is the author of the short story collection Twitching Heart and young adult novels Barely Missing Everything and The Broke Hearts . He lives in Tucson, Arizona. You can visit him at MattMendez.com.

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