Pacific Crossing

By Gary Soto, Carmen Corona Del Conde

Subjects: Japan, fiction, Juvenile literature, Japan, Ficción juvenil, Mexican Americans, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Manners and customs, Voyages and travels, fiction, Mexicano-americanos, People & Places - United States - Asian American, Spanish: Adult Fiction, Student exchange programs, Fiction, Spanish language materials, Mexican americans, fiction, Children's fiction, Social life and customs, Action & Adventure - General, Spanish: Grades 4-7, Juvenile fiction, Novela juvenil, People & Places - United States - Hispanic/Latino

Description: In Japan for the summer to practice the martial art of kempo, Lincoln sometimes feels like little more than a brown boy in a white gi. Yet with the help of his Japanese brother, Mitsuo, Lincoln sees that people everywhere, whether friend or kempo opponent, share passions much like his own--for baseball, family traditions, and new friendships.