Jazz owls : a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Gutierrez, Rudy, illustrator.
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - YA Fiction
YA ENGLE Marg
1 available
YA ENGLE Marg
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - YA Fiction | YA ENGLE Marg | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Dancing -- Fiction.
Dancing -- Juvenile fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Sailors -- Fiction.
Sailors -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 -- Fiction.
Dancing -- Juvenile fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Sailors -- Fiction.
Sailors -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Street Date
1805
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 6.8, 2 Points
Level 6.8, 2 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
In early 1940s Los Angeles, Mexican Americans Marisela and Lorena work in canneries all day then jitterbug with sailors all night with their zoot suit wearing younger brother, Ray, as escort until the night racial violence leads to murder. Includes historical note.