Far from Gringo Land - Couverture rigide

Myers, Edward

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0547056303 ISBN 13 : 9780547056302

Editeur : Clarion Books, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Myers Edward

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"Without bias, the author honestly depicts a rural Mexico that will give young American readers a sense of the good, the bad and the ugly, from the perspective of a young gringo."—Kirkus Reviews

"...this quick and thought-provoking read should spark discussion."—Publishers Weekly

"...it's a warm and unsentimental tale of a summer spent well for both guest and hosts, and of the way good people can come together across all kinds of divides."—Bulletin

"Without bias, the author honestly depicts a rural Mexico that will give young American readers a sense of the good, the bad and the ugly, from the perspective of a young gringo."--Kirkus Reviews "...this quick and thought-provoking read should spark discussion."--Publishers Weekly "...it's a warm and unsentimental tale of a summer spent well for both guest and hosts, and of the way good people can come together across all kinds of divides."--Bulletin

Présentation de l'éditeur

Rick Dresner is spending the summer with the Romero family, who live in a barrio in the hills of Santo Domingo, Mexico. He'll help them build a house on their land, and in return, they'll provide room and board and help Rick improve his Spanish. But the construction project turns out to be a lot tougher than Rick had imagined. Language and cultural differences lead to awkwardness and misunderstanding, especially when he falls for a rich American girl from a very different part of town. In this new twist on the classic fish-out-of-water story, it's a middle-class white boy who's out of his element and must change and grow to adapt to his surroundings.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Clarion Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0547056303
• ISBN 13: 9780547056302
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 240