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. Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood is a Young Adult Library Services Association Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Young Adults.
Benjamin Alire Senznovelist, poet, and writer of children's bookswas named one of the Fifty Most Inspiring Authors in the World by Poets & Writers magazine. He was also a finalist for PEN/USA's literary award for children's and young adult literature. Senz lives in El Paso, Texas.
