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By Juan Felipe Herrera
Juanito Paloma, his mother Lucha, and his elderly father Felipe, are a tiny
family who, after years of working in the fields of California's Central Valley,
move to San Francisco's Latin Mission District to live with relatives. Juanito
longs to be in one place, rather than "going, going, going," and
pines for the love of his often-absent father. This family story of growing
up Latino will resonate with readers of all backgrounds.
Excerpt:
Cars in yellow sunlight,
Buses in cloud colors,
A fire truck in a glassy candy apple cape,
Buildings like wrinkled accordions all in a row —
Some stand to one side, soft and powdery,
As if they were made out of colored chalk.
Wires! So many wires.
Wires into wires into wires connecting everything
So buses can drive through the streets — electric.
Everything is electric — the streets during the day
And at night, in rainbow dresses and neon parade hats.
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