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| Title | : | Bridge (Alternative) |
| Author | : | Patrick Jones |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 92 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2014 by Darby Creek (Tm) (first published January 1st 2014) |
| Categories | : | Realistic Fiction. Young Adult. Academic. School. Cultural |
Patrick Jones
Hardcover | Pages: 92 pages Rating: 3.33 | 55 Users | 17 Reviews
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Jose can't keep up. As the only English speaker in a family of undocumented immigrants, he handles everything from taking family members to the doctor to bargaining with the landlord. Plus he works two jobs. With all this responsibility, he's missing a lot of school. When he does make it, he falls asleep in class. Jose knows he has to turn things around if he wants to graduate from Rondo Alternative High School. Can he raise his grades enough to have a shot at college and a better life? Or will he be forced to drop out of school for good?Be Specific About Books Supposing Bridge (Alternative)
| ISBN: | 1467739030 (ISBN13: 9781467739030) |
| Series: | Alternative |
Rating Epithetical Books Bridge (Alternative)
Ratings: 3.33 From 55 Users | 17 ReviewsEvaluate Epithetical Books Bridge (Alternative)
This is not diversity.Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Bridge shows what can happen when an author is unaware of their own privilege and internalized racism. On the surface it seems like a well intentioned short story about the importance of education, but theres a foundation of racism and classism under all those good intentions. Its a great example how xenophobia is so deeply ingrained in American culture that it even shows up in supposedlyTen years earlier, Jose's father, a roofer, fell off a ladder at work and hit his head. Hard. At the hospital after the accident, Jose's father kept repeating the word "intoxicado" (in Spanish, this means ill, not drunk) to describe what caused him to fall. Jose, who was 10 at the time and the only English speaker in the family, translated incorrectly. As a result, the attending nurses called the police and Jose's dad was taken to jail to "sleep it off" instead of getting the medical treatment
The Alternative Bridge: By Patrick JonesSummary: Bridge Book is a short book that was written to reflect the struggles and sufferings of a wide population of undocumented immigrants and their families and poverty. Those difficulties can affect balance school, work issues, and learning a new language by people who have attended schools or not. Jose, who is the main character in this book, suffered and faced so many difficulties in his early life. He was the only English speaker in his entire
Patrick Jones is the author of five realistic teen novels, most recently Stolen Car((Walker / Bloomsbury, 2008). His first young adult novel Things Change (Walker & Company, 2004) was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as a best book for reluctant readers, and was runner-up in the Teen Buckeye Book Award selected by Ohio teens. His second novel Nailed was published by Walker
A short book that does some really important things and gives focus to a population that is frequently completely overlooked in the mainstream: children as translators for their families. Jose's story is an important one, and one that should be told. This is the great thing about Patrick Jones--he is so committed to the lives, needs, and stories of teens, especially urban and underprivileged teens, and he does great things with that commitment.That said, I am not the target audience of this
3.5
In "Bridge," Jose struggles to balance school, work, and the responsibility of being the only fluent English-speaker in his family. This is a lot of work and a very real problem some students face (combinations, if not all of the above). I found "Bridge" to be an interesting idea of what a student very unlike myself might be going through.This is a very short book, but I think it didn't really need to be longer (the end was a bit suddenand I could have done without the girlfriend, though).
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