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The Resource The closest I've come, Fred Aceves, (electronic resource)
The closest I've come, Fred Aceves, (electronic resource)
Resource Information
The item The closest I've come, Fred Aceves, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item The closest I've come, Fred Aceves, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- Read the book Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel called "a brilliant, subtle debut," and Kirkus Reviews 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 for. Marcos ultimately learns that bravery isn't about acting tough and being macho; it's about being true to yourself.The Closest I've Come is a story about traversing real and imagined boundaries, about discovering new things in the world, and about discovering yourself, too
- Language
- eng
- Edition
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- Unabridged.
- Retail edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 sound file (7 hr., 34 min., 47 sec.))
- Isbn
- 9780062689481
- Label
- The closest I've come
- Title
- The closest I've come
- Statement of responsibility
- Fred Aceves
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Read the book Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel called "a brilliant, subtle debut," and Kirkus Reviews 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 for. Marcos ultimately learns that bravery isn't about acting tough and being macho; it's about being true to yourself.The Closest I've Come is a story about traversing real and imagined boundaries, about discovering new things in the world, and about discovering yourself, too
- Accompanying matter
- technical information on music
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aceves, Fred
- Dewey number
- 813.6
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- PS3601.C484
- LC item number
- C56 2017ab
- Literary text for sound recordings
- fiction
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Christian Barillas
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Barillas, Christian
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Teenage boys
- Dysfunctional families
- After-school programs
- Friendship
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- The closest I've come, Fred Aceves, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
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- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
-
- Unabridged.
- Retail edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 sound file (7 hr., 34 min., 47 sec.))
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780062689481
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 46882345-24ac-423d-aa3b-2311c3c4ff92
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
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- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1010952739
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- The closest I've come, Fred Aceves, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
-
- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
-
- Unabridged.
- Retail edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 sound file (7 hr., 34 min., 47 sec.))
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780062689481
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 46882345-24ac-423d-aa3b-2311c3c4ff92
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1010952739
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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