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Jazz owls : a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots
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Jazz owls : a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots
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In early 1940s Los Angeles, Mexican Americans Marisela and Lorena work in canneries all day then jitterbug with sailors all night with their zoot suit wearing younger brother, Ray, as escort until the night racial violence leads to murder. Includes historical note.
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Title
Jazz owls : a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots
Call No
FIC ENG
Edition
First edition.
Authors
Engle, Margarita
Gutierrez, Rudy
Subjects
Dancing--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Dance--Fiction.
Sailors--Fiction.
Mexican Americans--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
Genre(TITLE)
Historical Fiction
Language
English
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2018].
Publication Desc
179 pages : illustrations ;
ISBN
9781534409439 (hardcover)
LCCN
2017024247
Dimensions
22 cm.