Tony Johnston

Any Small Goodness: a Novel of the Barrio Tony Johnston

Award-winning picture-book author Tony Johnston presents the poignant story of a loving Mexican-American family in East L. A. in her first novel for young readers.

Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. But there's another L. A., one where warmth and humor and humanity pervade. Where a tacqueria sign declares: "One cause, one people, one taco."

This L. A. is a place where random acts of generosity and goodwill improve the lives of the community. Any Small Goodness is a novel filled with hope, love, and warmth.