When Hector's mother suggests that he and his amigo, Mando, get out of East LA for the weekend and see some of the world, he's thinking Paris. So he's a little disappointed when they end up in
Fresno, sleeping on a lumpy couch in his Uncle Julio's messy apartment. Hector figures it's going to be one boring weekend. He couldn't be more wrong. Between flying in a rickety old plane,
spotting an armored car heist, and warding off the bumbling thieves who did it, this could be the craziest—and scariest—weekend ever.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Set in contemporary times, this book offers humor and high adventure.” —Children’s Literature
“The boys’ language is a lively and often musical mixture of English and
Spanish…An entertaining novel, especially for contemporaries
of these hip, likable protagonists.” —Publishers Weekly
“Soto’s adept character development brings to life the witty, streetwise
boys; the bumbling thugs; and the disheveled but well-meaning Julio.
Humor is interjected on each page but is seldom forced…As in a number of other books by
this talented author, Spanish words and phrases are sprinkled throughout…A fast-moving, light read.” —School Library Journal
“Crazy Weekend provides middle schoolers a satisfying, fast-paced read
about the unpredictable complications of being an adolescent. This
laugh-filled book is also a guaranteed winner for reluctant readers.” —the ALAN Review
Gary Soto is the author of more than a dozen poetry collections for adults, most notably New and Selected Poems, a 1995 finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the
National Book Award. He also writes young adult fiction and has received numerous awards, including the Human and Civil Rights Award from the American Education Association, the Literature Award
from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and the PEN Center West Book Award for his young adult short-story collection Petty Crimes.
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