Award-winning picture-book author Tony Johnston presents the poignant story of a loving Mexican-American family in East L.A. in her first novel for young readers. Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. But there's another L.A., one where warmth and humor and humanity pervade. Where a tacqueria sign declares: "One cause, one people, one taco." This L.A. is a place where random acts of generosity and goodwill improve the lives of the community. Any Small Goodness is a novel filled with hope, love, and warmth. Product Details Format: Paperback Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback ISBN: 9780439233842 Page Count: 128 Trim Size: 5-1⁄4 x 7-5⁄8 Pub Date: June 2003 Fiction / Nonfiction: Fiction Ages: 7 - 10 Grades: 2 - 5 Imprint: Scholastic Paperbacks Subjects: Family Life, Friends and Friendship, Kindness and Compassion, Mexican and Mexican American, Neighborhood Life Genre: Realistic Fiction Language: English Guided Reading Level: GR Level X Lexile® Measure: 600L Return Restrictions: Strippable