To Catch a Dream, Anne Schraff
To Catch a Dream, Anne Schraff
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To Catch a Dream
Urban Underground-Cesar Chavez High

Author: Anne Schraff

Narrator: Saddleback Educational Publishing

Unabridged: 3 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2011


Synopsis

Dad was always depressing Abel with his pyramid stories. He was always dooming Abel to a life at the bottom of the pyramid with all the other miserable losers. No matter how much Abel struggled and clawed, he'd never get to the pinnacle of the pyramid. And his mom was absolutely sure of Abel's incompetence at whatever he said.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruthie on January 03, 2024

The book “To Catch A Dream”, by Anne Schraff is talking about a boy [Abel Ruiz] of how he wants to achieve his dream of wanting to become a man and not have his mother worry for him all of the time. Abel’s mother treats Abel like he is still a little child that needs their parents' help. Abel's moth......more

Goodreads review by Violeta on April 29, 2019

This book, To Catch A Dream authored by Anne Schraff. This story is about 2 students from Cesar Chavez High School and 1 student from a Private Catholic School who work at The Donut Shop. They get into a mess with sarah, the daughter of a bakery women in the barrio called The Donut Shop. Sarah makes......more

Goodreads review by Angel on March 08, 2023

"To Catch a Dream" by Anne Schraff. Talks about the teenage life of 16 year old, Abel Ruiz, a junior at Cesar Chavez High School and middle child of the Ruiz Family. Abel struggles to find a job, his mom is always comparing Abel to Tomas, his older brother, who is a genius and he is in college. His......more

Goodreads review by Tori on March 22, 2011

I have read a lot of hi/lo type fiction. This title was very good for our struggling readers. It is part of a new street lit series by Saddleback called Urban Underground. I purchased the entire series, but this is the only title I have read so far. It compares quite well to the Orca Soundings and O......more

Goodreads review by Sam on March 12, 2015

I really liked this book and i gave this book a 4 star because i love this author this author put every single detail about the book and the charterer for every character he gives where they live do they work do they go to school what do they do etc. Also the author has evidence for problems and sol......more