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Taking Sides

Taking Sides

by Gary Soto
Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.
Ages
11, 13
Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Grade Level Equivalent
5.7
Lexile Measure
750L
DRA
40
Guided Reading
S
Publisher
Harcourt Paperbacks
Number of Pages
144
Genre
Realistic Fiction

About the Author

Gary Soto Children's author Gary Soto's work includes Too Many Tamales.

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