Viva Chicano

by Frank Bonham

A Mexican-American youth from a California urban ghetto breaks his parole when unjustly accused of an attempted murder

Paperback

Published January 1, 1971

About the author

Frank Bonham (February 25, 1914 – 1988) was an author of Westerns and young adult novels. Bonham wrote 48 novels, as well as TV scripts. Bonham was born in Los Angeles. He was a UCLA graduate. Bonham was known for his works for young adults written in the 1960s, with tough, realistic urban settings, including The Nitty Gritty and Durango Street, as well as for his westerns. Several of his works have been published posthumously, many of which were drawn from his pulp magazine stories, originally published between 1941 and 1952. Durango Street was an ALA Notable Book.

Reviews

[Benjamin Kahn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read every Frank Bonham books that the library had when I was a kid. I loved them. They were a little bit like S. E Hinton's book, but there was a little more humour and fun in them. I don't remember a lot of the plots now - just pieces here and there - but I remember enjoying them all greatly.

[(B) Archer at KIPP · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would rate this book a 10. This book is about a 13 year old kid who deals with gang violence and does drugs. He’s a young Chicano who goes through life without parents and is on the run from the cops. This book teaches of how not to judge a person for their past and judge on them for the person and their future. I would recommend this book to people who like drama, gang violence and reality.