I read Pacific Crossing by Gary Soto. It's part of the Lincoln Mendoza series that he has. In the begining Lincoln Mendoza decides to move and to go back to his old school. He just really wasn't fitting in at the other school, and in the whole neighborhood. I guess he just wasn't their type. His family also moves back so that Lincoln can be united with his best bud abd pal Tony. Shortly after moving back to his old neighborhood Tony and Lincoln walk in on a kempo class and decide they want to give that a try. Tony eventually realized it wasn't for him and quit. But Lincoln really got into it. One day the school principal asked both Tony and Lincoln to be part of a foriegn exchange student program, realizing that they were studing kempo. Both of them accepted and were able to go to Japan to learn about their culture, language, kempo, and most importantly to have some fun. While there they learn how different and how undifferent we both are. Lincoln definetly has some trouble in Japan, but he also has a lot of succses. To see how he got both, well I guess you'll just have to read the book.
I really liked the book. It just fit the way that I expect a good book to fit in my eyes. It wasn't uncontrolably adventourous yet still wasn't boring. I like how the book went from one setting to a totally different setting, just like that. I would reccomend this book to anyone who wants to learn a little, but not a lot about Japanese culture. A person who doesn't want to be overwhelmed by the facts. This book overall wouldn't be for everybody, but I would say a great majority of people looking for a good book, that this would fit their needs. It isn't intense action, but it isn't slow paced either. It goes through the normal struggles that come with every normal life. If it were me I would classify this book as realistic fiction. Overall I enjoyed this book very much.
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