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Juanita Fights the School Board

by Gloria Velásquez
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Juanita Fights the School Board is the first novel in Gloria Velásquez's Roosevelt High School Series, a series featuring characters with whom all children, and especially U.S. Hispanic children, can relate. This novel for young adults details the expulsion of a young Mexican-American girl from Roosevelt High School for getting involved in a fight with another student. The story begins with Juanita's expulsion and describes the effect this event has on her self-image and on her family. One of six children of California migrant workers, Juanita hopes to be the first in her family to graduate from high school. With the help of a school psychologist and a former civil rights attorney, Juanita fights the discrimination against minorities at Roosevelt High School and returns from her expulsion more determined than ever to fulfill her dream of graduating from high school.

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Series: Roosevelt High School Publisher: Arte Público Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 5, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781611927290
  • Release date: November 5, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781611927290
  • File size: 160 KB
  • Release date: November 5, 2014

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.4
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

Juanita Fights the School Board is the first novel in Gloria Velásquez's Roosevelt High School Series, a series featuring characters with whom all children, and especially U.S. Hispanic children, can relate. This novel for young adults details the expulsion of a young Mexican-American girl from Roosevelt High School for getting involved in a fight with another student. The story begins with Juanita's expulsion and describes the effect this event has on her self-image and on her family. One of six children of California migrant workers, Juanita hopes to be the first in her family to graduate from high school. With the help of a school psychologist and a former civil rights attorney, Juanita fights the discrimination against minorities at Roosevelt High School and returns from her expulsion more determined than ever to fulfill her dream of graduating from high school.

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Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature