Coming of Age in America: A Multicultural Anthology Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	The Jacket	3
	The Neighborhood	7
	The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas	17
	The Body Politic	32
	The Wrong Lunch Line	52
	Jump or Dive	58
	from Bastard Out of Carolina	75
	Where Is It Written?	82
	Summer Water and Shirley	100
	Judgment Day	111
	from The Floating World	122
	Yes, Young Daddy	139
	Going to School	154
	A Spell of Kona Weather	166
	What Means Switch	175
	from This Boy's Life	197
	Eyes and Teeth	212
	A Bag of Oranges	216
	from How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents	226
	from Davita's Harp	239
	Marigolds	254
	Suggestions for Further Reading	265
	Biographical Notes	267
	Permissions Acknowledgments	272