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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2003-01-01
Page Count
144
Publisher
San Val
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780780728288
Lexile
750

Taking Sides

Written by Gary Soto

Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new school--where the students are rich and mostly white--faces his old team from the barrio on the boards. How can he play his best against his friends? No matter who wins, it looks like it will be lose-lose for Lincoln.

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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2003-01-01
Page Count
144
Publisher
San Val
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780780728288
Lexile
750
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