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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gary SotoPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Weight: 0.159kg ISBN: 9780152054250ISBN 10: 0152054251 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 October 2006 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsReaders looking for a finely written, contemplative narrative will appreciate this work. -- School Library Journal (starred review) Just as Soto tenderly captures Jesse's tentative forays into adulthood, so he paints a more universal picture of the lives of Mexican Americans in central California in a time of cultural and political change. A moving, engrossing novel that contains strands of both humor and despair. -- The Horn Book<br> <br> Readers looking for a finely written, contemplative narrative will appreciate this work. -- School Library Journal (starred review) Just as Soto tenderly captures Jesse's tentative forays into adulthood, so he paints a more universal picture of the lives of Mexican Americans in central California in a time of cultural and political change. A moving, engrossing novel that contains strands of both humor and despair. -- The Horn Book<br> <br><br> Author InformationGary 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. Visit his website at garysoto.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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