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Jazz owls a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots

Thousands of Navy sailors are pouring into Los Angeles on their way to the front lines of World War II. They are young, scared, and longing to feel alive before they have to face the horrors of battle. Hot jazz music spiced with cool salsa rhythms calls them to dance with the local Mexican American...

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Main Author: Engle, Margarita (Author)
Other Authors: Gutierrez, Rudy (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 > Young adult fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Young adult fiction.
Mexican Americans > California > Los Angeles > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
Race relations > Young adult fiction.
Dancing > Young adult fiction.
Sailors > Young adult fiction.
Mexican Americans > Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction > Young adult.
Novels in verse > Young adult.
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