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Going Going
By Nye, Naomi Shihab
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68816-185-9 978-0-06029-366-6
- Publisher
- Greenwillow
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2005
Gr 7-10 Sixteen-year-old Florrie turns political activist when she takes notice of the changing landscape of her beloved San Antonio hometown. Upset by the loss of small independent businesses to money-hungry corporations, she first begins her grassroots campaign with her family, who own their restaurant, encouraging them to support other local businesses and to avoid the chain stores. Supported by her family and a few close friends, she organize...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2005
On Florrie's sixteenth birthday, she makes a wish out loud to her family "that none of you will visit or patronize any franchise establishment for the rest of this calendar year, starting today!" Florrie is in love with her city's history, still alive in the small, independently owned shops, stalls, and buildings of San Antonio. (Her own family runs a small Mexican restaurant started by her Mexican-American grandmother and Lebanese grandfather years before.) Florri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
