Bibliograph

Jazz owls, a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots, Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez

Type

Label

Jazz owls, a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots, Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Jazz owls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1000447275

Responsibility statement

Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez

Sub title

a novel of the Zoot Suit Riots

Summary

In early 1940s Los Angeles, Mexican Americans Marisela and Lorena work in canneries all day, then jitterbug with sailors all night with their zoot suit wearing younger brother, Ray, as escort until the night racial violence leads to murder. Includes historical note

Target audience

adolescent

Classification