Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

First published 2004 · 306 pages

About this book

As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and a member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty.

  • Death
  • Violence
  • Fiction
  • Grief
  • Mexican Americans
  • Reading Level-Grade 9
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