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Pacific Crossing

Gary Soto

19925 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
1992
first published
  • 1992Harcourt Brace Jovanovich · 134 pages · ENGISBN 9780152591878
  • 1992Scholastic · 134 pages · ENGISBN 9780590489966
  • 1995Silver Burdett Ginn · 134 pages · ENGISBN 9780663585229
  • 2003Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613599191
  • 1999Recorded Books · 5 pagesISBN 9780788729706
  • 2003Harcourt Paperbacks · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780152046965
  • 2003Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606277945
  • 1999Rebound by Sagebrush · ENGISBN 9780785704133

In Japan for the summer to practice the martial art of kempo, Lincoln sometimes feels like little more than a brown boy in a white gi. Yet with the help of his Japanese brother, Mitsuo, Lincoln sees that people everywhere, whether friend or kempo opponent, share passions much like his own--for baseball, family traditions, and new friendships.

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