Growing Through the Ugly
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Book Overview
Growing Through the Ugly begins : "This is my first day of being dead but I want to return to my abuelita's house." Even though the protagonist, Buzzy Digit, a child-turned-soldier, is dead, his memory is still alive. In lyrical, colorful, and haunting prose, drawing on elements of magic realism, we are transported to the 1960s town of El Paso, Texas, where we relive Buzzy's memories of his life with his extended family on the border between Mexico...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393039633
ISBN13:9780393039634
Release Date:February 1997
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.3" x 8.1"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent coming of age book with great characters
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The story is funny and sad at the same time. The small boy is not too sure of why his parents left and also of his own sexual orientation. Growing up mostly with the help of his grandmother and his cousin Red, he is able to finally find himself and make sense of the absurdities that life throws in our path. A good combination of boy's adventures with a touch of emmigrant fiction, very good.
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