Breaking Even by Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez - 1997-12

Houston: Arte Público Press, 1997. Paperback. 254p., very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps.

TX: Arte Publico Press. Very Good+. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 1558852131 . Tight, clean copy. Retired library book with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings. Cover wear is very light. Internal pages clean, slight soiling to outer edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "Eighteen-year-old Val leaves his West Texas hometown to search for his long-lost father. The quest takes him to the gaming table of Reno, Nevada and offers Val an escape from an impending marrieage and an existence in a town where life has been difficult because his mother is Mexican. Ultimately, the reunion not only gives him the father he'd thought dead but also a newfound pride in his Mexican heritage and the courage to follow his dream. " (431-noto? ) .

Houston, Texas: Arte Público Press, 1997. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Advance Review Copy with publisher's promotional material and slip laid in. Fine in wrappers.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.