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  | | The Afterlife(1st Edition) by Gary Soto Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2005 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-15-205220-1, ISBN: 0-15-205220-8 "Not many authors kill their main character on page two, but when Gary Soto does in The Afterlife the tactic results in a richly textured coming of age story. Chuy is a normal teenage guy, making his way in the barrios of Fresno, California, and hoping to impress a pretty girl. Carefully combing his hair in the restroom at Club Estrella, he only has a few moments to consider his "loverboy" strategy before his young life is (literally) cu ..." |
 | | Bags to Riches(1st Edition) by Gary Soto, Don Gale Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2003 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-15-204694-1, ISBN: 0-15-204694-1 "Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new school--where the students are rich and mostly white--faces his old team from the barrio on the boards. How can he play his best against his friends? No matter who wins, it looks like it will be lose-lose for Lincoln.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 3/1/2003Pages: 168Reading Level: Age 8 and Up" |
 | | McDougal Littell Library(Reprint) Skirt; The Middle School by Gary Soto, Holt Mcdougal, Eric Velasquez, National Geographic Learning Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1997 by Holt Mcdougal Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-440-40924-3, ISBN: 0-440-40924-1 "For fans of Gary Soto and Matt de la Peña comes a tale of a contemporary Mexican-American family with a "spunky and imaginative heroine" (Publishers Weekly).Miata Ramirez is scared and upset. The skirt she brought to show off at school is gone. She brought her forklorico skirt to show off at school and left it on the bus. It’s not just any skirt. This skirt belonged to Miata’s mother when she was a child in Mexico. On Sunday, Miata and ..." |
 | | Living Up The Street(Reprint) (Laurel-Leaf Books) by Gary Soto Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1992 by Laurel Leaf Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-440-21170-9, ISBN: 0-440-21170-0 "In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, we see the world of growing up and going somewhere through the dust and heat of Fresno's industrial side and beyond: It is a boy's coming of age in the barrio, parochial school, attending church, public summer school, and trying to fall out of love so he can join in a Little League baseball team. His is a clarity that rings constantly through the warmth and wry reality of these somet ..." |
 | | The Elements of San Joaquin(Updated) poems (Chicano Poetry, Poems from Prison, Poetry Book) by Gary Soto Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 2018 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4521-7013-8, ISBN: 1-4521-7013-4 "A timely new edition of a pioneering work in Latino literature, National Book Award nominee Gary Soto's first collection (originally published in 1977) draws on California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, the people, the place, and the hard agricultural work done there by immigrants. In these poems, joy and anger, violence and hope are placed in both the metaphorical and very real circumstances of the Valley. Rooted in personal experiences ..." |
 | | Buried Onions(1st Edition) by Gary Soto Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2006 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-15-206265-1, ISBN: 0-15-206265-3 "Eddie can always smell onions in the air--the sharp bitter odor of hopelessness and anger that haunts the poor side of Fresno. "I had a theory about those vapors, which were not released by the sun's heat but by a huge onion buried under the city. This onion made us cry. Tears leapt from our eyelashes and stained our faces." Eddie tries to escape from the poverty and gang society that surrounds him by taking vocational classes and ..." |
 | | Baseball in April and Other Stories(1st Edition) by Gary Soto Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2000 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202567-0, ISBN: 0-15-202567-7 "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 ki ..." |
 | | PENGUIN PUTNAM INC TOO MANY TAMALES (Set of 12) by Gary Soto, Ed Martinez, Developmental Studies Center Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1996 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11412-8, ISBN: 0-698-11412-4 "Snow is falling, preparations for a family feast are underway and the air is thick with excitement. Maria is making tamales, kneading the masa and feeling grown-up. All she wants is a chance to wear her mother s diamond ring, which sparkles temptingly on the kitchen counter. When her mother steps away, Maria seizes her opportunity and dons the ring, then carries on with her work. Only later, when the tamales are cooled and a circle of c ..." |
 | | Petty Crimes(1st Edition) by Gary Soto Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2006 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-15-205437-3, ISBN: 0-15-205437-5 "Meet Manuel, a young man who wears hand-me-downs from his older brothers until he finally gets a brand-new pair of shoes. And Jose Luis, who watches the vet bills rise after he buys a sick rooster to save it from becoming someone's dinner. And Alma, a young woman who runs to every shop and flea market in town buying back the clothes of her dead mother that her father has given away. These Mexican American youths meet life's challenges h ..." |
 | | Neighborhood Odes(1st Edition) by Gary Soto, David Diaz Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2005 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-15-205364-2, ISBN: 0-15-205364-6 "Award-winning poet Gary Soto and Caldecott winner David Diaz turn their eyes on the world of kids. From family pictures to pinatas, from the gato with a meow like a rusty latch to Fourth of July fireworks, the startling and often overlooked moments that define childhood are vividly brought to life by these two acclaimed talents." |
 | | Local News(1st Edition) Stories by Gary Soto Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 2003 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-15-204695-8, ISBN: 0-15-204695-X "In thirteen stories full of wit and energy, Gary Soto illuminates the ordinary lives of young people. Meet Angel, who would rather fork over twenty bucks than have photos of his naked body plastered all over school; Philip, who discovers he has a "mechanical mind," whatever that means; Estela, known as Stinger, who rules José's heart and the racquetball court; and many other kids, all of them with problems as big as only a preteen can m ..." |
 | | Summer on Wheels by Gary Soto, Patrick Daley, Linda Beech, Mary Lorrain, Noelle Morris, Scholastic Inc, Mildred D. Taylor, Betsy Cromer Byars Paperback, 163 Pages, Published 1999 by Scholastic ISBN-13: 978-0-590-48336-0, ISBN: 0-590-48336-6 "Hector and his best friend Mondo enjoy many exciting adventures when they take a six-day bike trip from their East Los Angeles neighborhood to the Santa Monica beach during summer vacation." |
 | | A Fire in My Hands(Reprint) A Book of Poems by Gary Soto, James M. Cardillo Paperback, 63 Pages, Published 1992 by Scholastic Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-590-44579-5, ISBN: 0-590-44579-0 "A collection of poems brings to life themes of growing up, family, friendship, and first love and are drawn from the author's background as a Mexican-American in the San Joaquin Valley. Reprint. H. " |
 | | Canto familiar(1st Edition) by Gary. Juvenile Soto, Annika Marie Nelson, Gary Dean Koontzsoto, Gary Soto . Hardcover, 88 Pages, Published 1995 by Harcourt Children's Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-200067-7, ISBN: 0-15-200067-4 "Touching, vibrant, and humorous, this lively collection of poems accompanied by beautiful illustrations celebrates childhood and the Mexican American experience. “Invoking ordinary domestic and community incidents, it’s a fine introduction not only to poetry but to Chicano culture. Nelson debuts with scenes--homey, comfortable, bright--that make the book even more accessible.”--Kirkus Reviews This is a collection to read aloud and get ..." |
 | | A Fire in My Hands(Updated) Revised and Expanded Edition by Gary Soto Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2013 by Young Readers Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-544-10482-2, ISBN: 0-544-10482-X "Few writers capture the everyday moments of life like Gary Soto. In direct and vivid poems, he draws from his own youth in California's Central Valley to portray the joys and sorrows of young people. His writing focuses on Latino characters, yet speaks to readers of all ethnicities. Acclaimed by educators since its original publication in 1998, A Fire in My Hands has been revised and expanded in this new edition. Old and new fans o ..." |
 | | Gary Soto(Updated) New and Selected Poems (Contemporary American Poetry, Poetry Books for Teens and Adults) by Gary Soto, G. Ed Soto, Chronicle Books Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1995 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-0758-6, ISBN: 0-8118-0758-4 "For over two decades, the award-winning poet and author Gary Soto has been offering his readers a vision that transcends the ordinary, making him one of today's most celebrated Chicano writers. "New and Selected Poems" includes the best of his seven full-length collections, plus over 23 new poems previously unpublished in book form. From the charged, short-lined poems of Soto's early writing to an unflinching look at poverty and hard la ..." |
 | | Chato's Kitchen(Reprint) by Gary Soto, Susan Guevara Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11600-9, ISBN: 0-698-11600-3 ""Chato, a low-riding cat with six stripes, was slinking toward a sparrow when he heard the scrape of tiny feet coming from the yard next door." You get the idea. Chato is a sly, mustachioed "cool cat" from an East Los Angeles barrio. The tiny feet? Those belong to the new mice (ratoncitos) next door--"five mice the color of gray river rock," to be precise. Chato promptly invites them over for dinner, in exactly the sense you migh ..." |
 | | Meatballs for the People Proverbs to Chew On by Gary Soto Paperback, 141 Pages, Published 2017 by Red Hen Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59709-601-0, ISBN: 1-59709-601-6 "Prolific writer Gary Soto introduces the beauty of the much neglected literary form, the -proverb.- His proverbs are quirky, fun, urban and enlightening for all ages. Some people might consider the literary genre of proverbs to be stodgy or out of date, perhaps pretentious and irrelevant in our techy world. Not so with Meatballs for the People: Proverbs to Chew On. These proverbs are all original, all beckoning for verbal debate and dis ..." |
 | | The Spark and Fire of it by Gary Soto 平装, 80 Pages, Published 2017 by Stephen F. Austin State University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62288-172-7, ISBN: 1-62288-172-9 "Love is a good thing--so true in The Spark and Fire of It, this classic one-act romance: two young people smitten to the point of delirium and a gruff father who will have none of it. The father sees his daughter's suitor only as a penniless lad with nothing to offer. But the young woman's mother sees her own husband in the young man, remembering a time when he, too, was an empty-handed suitor. Add internal complications: the young wome ..." |
 | | Facts of Life(Reprint) Stories by Gary Soto Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2012 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-547-57734-0, ISBN: 0-547-57734-6 " A poignant, humorous collection of short stories by acclaimed author Gary Soto.What do Gaby Lopez, Michael Robles, and Cynthia Rodriguez have in common? These three kids join other teens and tweens in Gary Soto’s short story collection in which the hard knocks of growing up are captured with humor and poignance. Filled with annoying siblings, difficult parents, and first loves, these stories are a masterful reminder of why adolescenc ..." |
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