Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1998). Hardcover first edition - A memoir of a childhood divided - Urrea was born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and an Anglo mother from Staten Island. He moved to San Diego when he was three - his childhood was a clash of cultures, a mix of languages. Winner of the Lannan Award. Dust jacket praise from Rudolf Anayo, Ernest J. Gaines, Terry Tempest Williams and many more. 184 pp. ISBN: 0-816518653.