Barrio

By George Ancona

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Vida social y costumbres, Mexican Americans, Hispanic americans, San francisco (calif.), Mexicano-americanos, Mexican American families, Spanish language materials, Literatura juvenil, Social life and customs, Hispanic americans, juvenile literature, Familias mexicano-americanas, San francisco (calif.), juvenile literature, Mexican americans

Description: Presents life in a barrio in San Francisco, describing the school, recreation, holidays, and family life of an eight-year-old boy who lives there. Welcome to Joseacute's neighborhood. In his barrio, people speak an easy mix of Spanish and English and sometimes even Chinese. The masked revelry of Halloween leads into the festive remembrances of the Day of the Dead. And murals on the walls and buildings sing out the stories of the people who live here. As familiar as any neighborhood yet as strange as a foreign country, Jose's barrio isn't in Mexico or Argentina--it's in San Francisco. Award-winning author and photographer George Ancona follows Joseacute; through a season in the barrio, and in the process gives readers a glimpse of a community as rich and varied as America itself.