Jazz owls : a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Gutierrez, Rudy, Illustrator
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2018.
Status
Central - Teen Fiction
YF ENGLE
1 available
YF ENGLE
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Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Street Date
1805
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Dance -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Sailors -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Sailors -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Engle, M., & Gutierrez, R. (2018). Jazz owls: a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots (First edition.). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engle, Margarita and Rudy, Gutierrez. 2018. Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engle, Margarita and Rudy, Gutierrez. Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Engle, Margarita,, and Rudy Gutierrez. Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots First edition., Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018.
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