Gary Soto Beisbol En Abril y Otros Cuentos, (Paperback)

from mrsdwilliams

This collection of 11 short stories is a realistic, often humorous look at the everyday problems of growing up. Though the main characters are all Latinos growing up in the barrios of Los Angeles, middle school students from everywhere will be able to relate. My favorite is "La Bamba," about a bo...

from mrsdwilliams

This collection of 11 short stories is a realistic, often humorous look at the everyday problems of growing up. Though the main characters are all Latinos growing up in the barrios of Los Angeles, middle school students from everywhere will be able to relate. My favorite is "La Bamba," about a bo...

from Daniel613

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 B...

from fingerpost

A lovely collection of short stories about Latinx kids in the 10 to 16 year old range. The stories all have a ring of truth to them. A few coming of age stories, a few tales of young children feeling the kinds of things all young children feel, a few about first loves, and quite a few about a kid...

from engpunk77

This collection of short stories had a few okay ones (Broken Chain,Seventh Grade, Mother and Daughter), but some were just plain boring narratives in which little happens and when the stories end, you wonder if you're missing a page or something. What? That's IT? you ask. For reals, that's it. So...