The Closest I've Come

Fred Aceves

eBook - 2017

A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults SelectionRead the book Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel called "a brilliant, subtle debut," and Kirkus hailed as "heart-wrenching, funny, hopeful, and not-to-be-missed" in a starred review!The Closest I’ve Come is a must-read from talented first-time author Fred Aceves, in the tradition of Walter Dean Myers.Marcos Rivas yearns for love, a working cell phone, and maybe a pair of sneakers that aren’t falling apart. But more than anything, Marcos wants to get out of Maesta, his hood, away from his indifferent mom and her abusive boyfriend—which seems impossible.When Marcos is placed in a new after...-school program, he meets Zach and Amy, whose friendship inspires Marcos to open up to his Maesta crew, too, and starts to think more about his future and what he has to fight...

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Published
HarperCollins
Language
English
Main Author
Fred Aceves
Online Access
OverDrive Resource Page
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Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Adobe EPUB eBook
File Size810 MB
ISBN9780062489876
Release Date12/15/2023
Kindle Book
ASINB06WLKD4N8
Release Date12/15/2023
OverDrive Read eBook
File Size810 MB
ISBN9780062489876
Release Date12/15/2023