<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">Marcos Baez had many loves.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">First was his mother.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">Next came baseball.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">Reggaeton and bachata.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">A girl stole his heart.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">Then he realized a love greater still.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">Learning.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">"Through the story of Marcos Baez and Fenway High, Steve Marantz shows the humanity and prospects of Latino students in our nation's public schools. </span><em style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">Next Up at Fenway</em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);"> gives us a window into how social forces and education policy decisions are playing out in real people's lives - for better and worse - within America's fastest growing demographic. This book is both Americana and a reality check for the 21</span><sup style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">st</sup><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);"> century." </span></p><p class="ql-align-right"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(83, 90, 98);">- Sonia Chang-Diaz, Massachusetts state senator and former teacher</span></p>