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Star of Luis

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By Marc Talbert
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Star of Luis
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When Luiss father joins the army shortly after the start of World War II, Luiss entire life changes. His mother decides to return to the dusty New Mexican village where she and her husband grew up. In Los Angeles, Luis had struggled to find a place in his ethnically diverse neighborhood and had been intimidated into ending a close friendship with a Jewish boy. In Las Manos, everyone is Hispanic and Catholic like Luis, but the way of life seems backward and slow. Luis and his mother stay in a cramped bungalow with his dying grandfather and sullen grandmother, and Luis must share a bed with his uncle, a priest. Then, just as Luis begins to feel more comfortable in Las Manos, he learns an settling facthis family is not Catholic after all. They are Jewish, a secret that has been kept for generations. Angry and confused, Luis realizes he must confront his feelings about family, religion, and friends, and ultimately make his own decision about who he is. Glossary of Spanish words.

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34573 words34,573 words
192 pages192 pages
Lexile 640LLexile 640L
Published 1999Published 1999

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9780395914236

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