false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178915092m/853303.jpg 853303 2 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.<br><br>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.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 838806 10 12 2002 The Jumping Tree total:13|5:2|4:4|3:6|1:1| 13 45 20 4 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 08:06:31 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 08:15:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 09 07:55:33 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:05:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 26 17:29:36 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 17:29:56 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Thu Oct 09 18:13:50 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 18:15:41 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 18:30:19 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 18:30:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 11 14:32:24 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 14:32:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 23:22:17 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 23:22:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 06 21:18:26 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 21:18:26 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 14 20:48:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 20:48:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 15:39:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 15:39:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 17:50:38 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 11:00:53 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 17:50:38 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Mar 17 18:03:51 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 18:03:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 05 15:28:59 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 15:28:59 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 27 10:03:17 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 10:03:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 27 10:03:08 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 10:03:08 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 12 11:06:05 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 11:06:07 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Aug 03 18:04:05 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 18:04:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 25 13:18:36 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 13:18:52 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 29 11:29:47 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 11:29:47 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 04 09:27:46 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 09:27:46 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=853303