A So-Called Vacation
(eBook)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
Arte Público Press, 2009.
ISBN
9781611927603
Status
Available Online

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Format
eBook
Language
English

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Genaro González., & Genaro González|AUTHOR. (2009). A So-Called Vacation . Arte Público Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Genaro González and Genaro González|AUTHOR. 2009. A So-Called Vacation. Arte Público Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Genaro González and Genaro González|AUTHOR. A So-Called Vacation Arte Público Press, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Genaro González, and Genaro González|AUTHOR. A So-Called Vacation Arte Público Press, 2009.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Go To Grouped Work

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID723761a0-cc29-9726-aa93-a79d835f506f-eng
Full titleso called vacation
Authorgonzález genaro
Grouping Categorybook
Last Update2024-03-20 23:00:02PM
Last Indexed2024-03-28 01:32:20AM

Book Cover Information

Image Sourcehoopla
First LoadedMar 14, 2024
Last UsedMar 23, 2024

Hoopla Extract Information

stdClass Object
(
    [year] => 2009
    [artist] => Genaro González
    [fiction] => 1
    [coverImageUrl] => https://cover.hoopladigital.com/app_9781611927603_270.jpeg
    [titleId] => 12432580
    [isbn] => 9781611927603
    [abridged] => 
    [language] => ENGLISH
    [profanity] => 
    [title] => A So-Called Vacation
    [demo] => 
    [segments] => Array
        (
        )

    [pages] => 192
    [children] => 1
    [artists] => Array
        (
            [0] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [name] => Genaro González
                    [relationship] => AUTHOR
                )

        )

    [genres] => Array
        (
            [0] => Juvenile Fiction
            [1] => People & Places
            [2] => Prejudice & Racism
            [3] => Social Themes
            [4] => United States - Hispanic & Latino
        )

    [price] => 0.5
    [id] => 12432580
    [edited] => 
    [kind] => EBOOK
    [active] => 1
    [upc] => 
    [synopsis] => Brothers Gabriel and Gustavo, high school students in South Texas, are horrified when their father suggests that they spend the summer in California doing field work for extra money. They're not immigrants; they and their sister Paula were born in Texas, and the idea of picking fruits and vegetables-hard labor usually associated with undocumented workers-is humiliating.
But their father thinks it will be good for his children. After all, the experience didn't hurt him when he was a kid. Gustavo, a rising senior, doesn't want to leave his girlfriend nor deal with friends' opinions. Gabriel doesn't care what anyone thinks, but he is not interested in doing back-breaking labor. It's only when the promise of visiting Disneyland is offered that they ultimately agree to the "vacation."
Before long the family finds itself in a migrant camp, living in a shack with no electricity or bathroom. Toiling in the fields by day, the boys and their father attempt to make sense of it all.
Unfortunately, while learning their way around town, the family members experience the racism frequently directed at recent immigrants. 
In this illuminating novel for teens that sheds light on the subjects of immigrant labor and prejudice within the Hispanic community, Genaro González blends the ageless theme of fathers and sons at odds with a contemporary issue weighing on many minds. While set in a place unfamiliar to many, the characters' hopes and dreams for the future will resonate with young adult readers.
    [url] => https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12432580
    [pa] => 
    [publisher] => Arte Público Press
    [purchaseModel] => INSTANT
)