Baseball in April and Other Stories - Softcover

Soto, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152025677 ISBN 13: 9780152025670

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2000

Synopsis

The Mexican American author Gary Soto draws on his own experience of growing up in California’s Central Valley in this finely crafted collection of eleven short stories that reveal big themes in the small events of daily life. Crooked teeth, ponytailed girls, embarrassing grandfathers, imposter Barbies, annoying brothers, Little League tryouts, and karate lessons weave the colorful fabric of Soto’s world. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us. Glossary of Spanish terms included. Awards: ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Booklist Editors’ Choice, Horn Book Fanfare Selection, Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book, Parenting Magazine’s Reading Magic Award, John and Patricia Beatty Award

About this title

From the Publisher

A contemporary classic about the pitfalls and triumphs of the teenage years is given a fresh new look for its tenth anniversary.

About the Author

GARY SOTO's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beatty Award and was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and young people. He lives in Berkeley, California. www.garysoto.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0152025677
• ISBN 13: 9780152025670
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128