MY TWO CENTS: Sáenz creates strong main and supporting characters long remembered after finishing the novel. Publication date 2004 Topics Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12 Publisher El Paso, TX : Cinco Puntos Press Collection The “Hollywood” where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood Book Description : The “Hollywood” where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. The “Hollywood” where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood (Paperback) Published May 10th 2011 by Cinco Puntos Press. Sammy and this friends—members of the 1969 high school graduating class—face a world of racism, dress codes, war in Vietnam and barrio violence. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. Author (s): Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author) ISBN: 1933693991 (ISBN13: 9781933693996) Edition language: English. 10 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books Audio Excerpt from Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood; Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood by Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. The "Hollywood" where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. Sammy Santos dreams of getting away from the barrio to college but when Juliana Rios, the girl he loves, is tragically killed his grief nearly overwhelms him. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. Sammy and this friends—members of the 1969 high school graduating class—face a world of rac… Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. The "Hollywood" where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. Sammy is a Chicano teen living in a barrio in New Mexico called Hollywood, the irony... read more. In the summer before his senior year, Sammy falls in love with the beautiful, independent, and intensely vulnerable Juliana. SAMMY & JULIANA IN HOLLYWOOD by Benjamin Alire Sáenz AWARDS • Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, YALSA, 2005 • Americas Award • Finalist, L.A. Times Book Prize • JHunt Award for Young Adult Literature • Texas TAYSHAS List • Capitol Choices THEMES Paperback, 291 pages. America is at war, Hollywood is a dirt-poor Chicano barrio in small town America, and Sammy and Juliana, about to head into their senior year, are in love. It is 1969, America is at war, "Hollywood" is a dirt-poor Chicano barrio in small-town America, and Sammy and Juliana face a world of racism, war in Vietnam, and barrio violence. Title of a book, article or other published item (this will display to the public): The "Hollywood" where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. The Hollywood where Sammy Santos lives is not one of glitz and glitter, but a barrio at the edge of a small New Mexico town.