
Taking sides
Multi-cultural fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Eighth-grader Lincoln Mendoza and his mother have just moved from a San Francisco barrio to a wealthy, predominantly white suburb. He misses his Hispanic friends and his old neighborhood. And although he’s made first string on the basketball team, the… coach dislikes him for no apparent reason. As Mendoza prepares to play basketball against his old school, he feels torn and unsure of where he belongs. Junior High. 1999.