Beschreibung:
Rosa Jordan holds degrees from Santa Monica Junior College, UCLA, and the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. She is the author of several middle reader and adult books. In cooperation with Earthways Foundation of Malibu, California, Jordan has developed several grass-roots environmental and social justice projects. She lives in Canada.
In an eloquent and dramatic story of an adolescent girl's first glimpse into the problems of prejudice and the redeeming power of friendship, Jordan offers a gripping, empathetic tale of how two families come together despite small town prejudices and cultural differences.