José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"When Zezé grows up, he wants to be a poet in a bow tie. For now the precocious young boy entertains himself by playing clever pranks on the residents of his Rio de Janeiro neighborhood, stunts for which his parents and siblings punish him severely. Lately, with his father out of work, the beatings have become harsher. Zezé's only solace comes from his time at school, his hours secretly spent singing with a street musician, and the refuge he finds...