Fighting for Dontae

Label

Fighting for Dontae

Statement of responsibility

Mike Castan

Creator

• Castan, Mike

Subject

• Middle schools -- Fiction
• Family problems -- Fiction
• Schools -- Fiction
• Conduct of life -- Fiction
• People with disabilities -- Fiction
• Mexican Americans -- Fiction
• California -- Fiction
• California -- Fiction
• People with mental disabilities -- Fiction

Genre

• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

When Mexican American seventh-grader Javier is assigned to work with a special education class and connects with Dontae, who has both physical and mental disabilities, his reputation among gang members and drug abusers no longer seems very important

Subject

• Realistic fiction
• Middle schools
• People with developmental disabilities
• Seventh-grade boys
• Schools
• Mexican Americans
• Family problems
• Gangs
• Personal conduct
• California
• Special education
• People with disabilities

Genre

• Realistic fiction

Story line

• Character-driven

Character

• Culturally diverse
• Ability diverse

Cataloging source

DLC

Citation source

• SLJ May 2012
• Kirkus 04/01/2012

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

750

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.C268586

LC item number

Fig 2012

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750

Literary form

fiction

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• 6
• 8

Target audience

pre adolescent