The Jumping Tree - Hardcover

Saldana, Rene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385327250 ISBN 13: 9780385327251

Publisher: Random House USA Children's Books, 2001

Synopsis

Having family on both sides of the Mexican border, young Rey Castaneda, living in a small town in Texas, tells of his life from sixth to eighth grade as he grows from a boy to a man in America while staying true to his Chicano roots.

About this title

About the Author

René Saldaña, Jr, is a former middle school and high school English teacher. He is now in the doctoral program in creative writing at Georgia State University. This is his first novel.

From the Inside Flap

These lively stories follow Rey Castaneda from sixth through eighth grade in Nuevo Penitas, Texas. One side of Rey's family lives nearby in Mexico, the other half in Texas, and Rey fits in on both sides of the border. In Nuevo Penitas, he enjoys fooling around with his pals in the barrio; at school, he's one of the "A list" kids.

As Rey begins to cross the border from childhood into manhood, he turns from jokes and games to sense the meaning of work, love, poverty, and grief, and what it means to be a proud Chicano-moments that sometimes propel him to show feelings un hombre should never express. It's a new territory where Rey longs to follow the example his hardworking, loving father has set for him.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House USA Children's Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385327250
• ISBN 13: 9780385327251
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 196