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=Chapter 1 – From Mission District to Texas=


 * __Slang__: homeboy, punk (1); i like this book****(5) Harry Big Fella**
 * __Idiom__: crack those books (1); __//‍smashin‍//__ ’ the boards (2)**
 * Clarify: dank-moist and chilly (1)**
 * ransacked-to search through thoroughly; pillage; robbed (1)**
 * mural-a picture painted directly on a wall (4)**


 * Summar**


 * Lincoln Mendoza, who is in 8th grade and and his mom, Beatrice Mendoza, a graphic artist have moved from their home in Mission District, a poor urban area, ten miles south of San Francisco to Sycamore, a pleasant suburban town with tree-lined streets. Lincoln, a star basketball player used to play for Franklin Junior High and now plays for Columbus Junior High. Lincoln misses his old team, school, and friends, especially Tony Contreras is the best.**

//**(Brian Cook)**//
 * __Connections__: Gary Soto and Lincoln both lived in poor areas at one ti**