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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 ..."

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 ..."

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 ..."

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 ..."

El viejo y su puerta
(Spanish Edition)
by Gary Soto, Joe Cepeda, Leticia Huber
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11655-9, ISBN: 0-698-11655-0

"El autor, nacido en California y de ascendencia mexicana, con varias obras publicadas, escribe especialmente sobre los mexicano-americanos."

The Cat's Meow
by Gary Soto, Joe Cepeda, Carolyn Soto
Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1997 by Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 978-0-590-47002-5, ISBN: 0-590-47002-7

"Third-grader Graciela becomes convinced that her cat, Pip, is able to speak Spanish when he looks at his empty bowl and appears to say, "Quiero más, Graciela," in a story that introduces basic Spanish words and phrases."

Jesse(Reprint)
(Point Signature)
by Gary Soto, Ed Martinez
Paperback, 166 Pages, Published 1996 by Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 978-0-590-52837-5, ISBN: 0-590-52837-8

"Coming of age in the shadow of the Vietnam War, Jesse, a young Mexican American, and his older brother, Abel, work long hours in the fields in order to save money for college in the hope that education will help them escape poverty. Reprint. SLJ. K. H. VY. "

Buried Onions(Reprint)
by Gary Soto
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1999 by Harpertrophy
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-440771-7, ISBN: 0-06-440771-3

"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 ..."

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 ..."

Too Many Tamales
by Gary Soto, Ed Martinez, Illustrator-Ed Fernandez, Puffin Books, Blanca Camacho
Paperback, 30 Pages, Published 1994 by New York: Scholastic, (1994)
ISBN-13: 978-0-590-22650-9, ISBN: 0-590-22650-9

"Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmasfamily get-together."

Petty Crimes(1st Edition)
by Gary Soto
Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 1998 by Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-201658-6, ISBN: 0-15-201658-9

"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 José 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 ..."

THE OLD MAN AND HIS DOOR
(1ST PRT)
by Gary Soto, Joe Cepeda
Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 1996 by Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-22700-4, ISBN: 0-399-22700-8

100 Parades
California Poets in the Schools Statewide Poetry Anthology 2000
by Molly Fisk, Gary Soto
Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 2000 by California Poets In The Schools
ISBN-13: 978-0-939927-17-3, ISBN: 0-939927-17-9

"Poetry by children from grades K-12, selected from that done in California schoolsduring workshops led by the California Poets in the Schools project, with ..."

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 ..."

Chato and the Party Animals(1st Edition)
by Gary Soto, Susan Guevara
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2000 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-23159-9, ISBN: 0-399-23159-5

"Chato, the coolest cat in el barrio, loves to party--but not his best buddy, Novio Boy. Birthday parties always make him blue. "I'm from the pound," he tells Chato. "I don't know when I was born. I never knew my mami. I never even had a birthday party, or nothing." So Chato plans the coolest surprise party for Novio Boy, inviting all of el barrio, and cooking up a storm. But he forgets the most important thing--inviting Novio Boy! Luck ..."

Houghton Mifflin Reading
The Nation's Choice: Theme Paperbacks, On-Level Grade 5 Theme 2 - Off and Running
by Houghton Mifflin Company, Gary Soto
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2000 by Houghton Mifflin
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-06259-1, ISBN: 0-618-06259-9

"Fifth-grader Miata Ramirez is running for class president. Her best friend, Ana, is her running mate. The girls are stunned when they learn they are running against class clown Rudy Herrera and his friend Alex. At first Miata is certain she will win the election. She has big plans to make the school a better place. Shell clean up the graffiti, plant flowers and trees, and get computers. Rudy is confident hell get the votes by promising ..."

Nickel and Dime(Updated)
by Gary Soto
Paperback, 189 Pages, Published 2000 by University Of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-2186-2, ISBN: 0-8263-2186-0

""I'm outta here! I got a future!" crows Roberto Silva when he is down-sized out of his job as a security guard at a bank in Oakland. But Roberto's future isn't the one he was looking forward to. This is the 1990s, and upward mobility in the city requires resources that Roberto is short of. Before he knows it, he is living in an abandoned quonset hut and then on the street, where he crosses paths with poet Silver Mendez, a survivor of th ..."

A Natural Man
(Paperback)
by Gary Soto
Paperback, 71 Pages, Published 1999 by Chronicle Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-2518-4, ISBN: 0-8118-2518-3

"In this new collection of poetry, National Book Award finalist Gary Soto tackles the shabby reality of the world around him and turns it into vivid poetry. Drawing on the Chicano slang of the barrio, Soto gives authentic voice to portraits of life set mostly in California's San Joaquin Valley, where he was born and raised. The theme of the poet as troubadour runs throughout the bookthere is a wry humor in Soto's description of the drunk ..."

Snapshots from the Wedding(1st Edition)
(Paperstar Book)
by Gary Soto, Stephanie Garcia, Deborah J. Short, Alfredo Schifini, Josefina Villamil Tinajero
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11752-5, ISBN: 0-698-11752-2

""There's nothing like a wedding, and this book about a wedding is not quite like any other....Maya, the flower girl, is the lens through which the action is seen. All of the fun of a wedding is here: the altar boy with the dirty sneakers under his gown, Maya putting pitted black olives on each of her fingers, the kids whacking each other with balloons....The choice of three dimensional artwork was inspired". -- "Booklist" (starred revie ..."

The Old Man and His Door(Reprint)
(Avenues)
by Gary Soto, Deborah J. Short, Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Alfredo Schifini, Joe Cepeda, Developmental Studies Center
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Fbapowersetup
ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11654-2, ISBN: 0-698-11654-2

"The Old Man and His DoorWho would bring the door, la puerta, to a picnic instead of the pig, el puerco? An old man who's great at gardening but lousy at listening to his wife! "In the universal tradition of the wise-fool story, this gentle disaster tale is funny and affectionate....The combination is great for reading aloud." -- Booklist "Cepeda makes brilliant use of color, form, and perspective to add humor to the work. It's a story c ..."