Arizona Kid

For other uses, see The Arizona Kid.
Arizona Kid
Author Ron Koertge
Country United States
Language English
Genre Young adult
Publisher Joy Street Books,
Little, Brown & Co.
Publication date
1988
Media type Print
Pages 228 pages
ISBN 9780316501019 (first edition)
OCLC 17327918

Arizona Kid is a 1988 novel by Ron Koertge about a summer 16-year-old Billy spends living with his gay uncle and working with race horses.

Characters

Reception

Praise

The American Library Association designated the book a "Best of the Best Books for Young Adults" in 1988.[1] The School Library Journal praised it, saying "Koertge's marvelous wit (also evident in Where the Kissing Never Stops Little, 1987 ) out of the mouth of his young hero is a delight, and his compassion for and understanding of Wes and Billy and his summer friends shapes a funny but affecting novel."[2] The book also received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly[3] and the Emergency Librarian.[4]

Criticism

The book is number seventy-five on the American Library Association's list of the top 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990 to 1999.[5]

See also

References

  1. "ALA Best Books for Young Adults". LibraryThing.
  2. Lewis, M. (1988), The Arizona Kid (Book Review) 34 (10), School Library Journal, p. 118
  3. Fakih, Kimberly Olson, and Diane Roback (13 May 1988), The Arizona Kid [Review], Publishers Weekly, p. 278
  4. Tait, S., & Tyson, C. (1990), Paperbacks for young adults 17 (4), Emergency Librarian, p. 61
  5. "The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999". American Library Association. Retrieved 2014-06-14.


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