 Baseball
in April
$16.00 hardbound, Harcourt
$6.00 paper, Harcourt
A collection of eleven stories, including "Barbie," "Seventh
Grade," and ’The Marble Champ." Winner of the John and Patricia
Beatty Award
"Baseball in April is more than literature for
teenagers. These stories give a bittersweet account of reconciliation
to the givens of self and life while growing up that will be
recognized as authentic by all." Los Angeles Times
"This illumination of everyday life will strike chords of recognition
in readers of all ages." The Horn Book, starred review
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 Facts
of Life
$16.00 hardbound, Harcourt
"...Soto's book is nice answer for young teens looking for stories
about people like themselves." VOYA
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Help
Wanted
$17.00 hardbound, Harcourt
$7.00 paper, Harcourt
Readers are once again invited to see Fresno in ten funny and
sometimes sorrowful tales about kids on the edge of messing up.
Read about two boys who turn into chimps and a girl whose family
needs the advice of Miss Manners. Read about a paintball war
and a boy's first kiss. These stories will evoke sympathy for
our young people.
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 Local
News
$6.00 paper, Harcourt
A collection of thirteen stories.
"Soto again captures nuances in the everyday lives of boys
and girls growing up in a Mexican-American neighborhood... Another
first-rate collection from a perceptive and sensitive chronicler
of ordinary life." The Horn Book, starred review
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 Petty
Crimes
$17.00 hardbound, Harcourt
$6.00 paper
Realistic short stories about kids getting in and out of trouble.
"All of the stories exhibit dazzling imagery and Soto's
intense understanding of his subjects...deftly brings to light relationships
and their complications among family, peers, and elders in a well-crafted
collection that's lively, absorbing, and meaningful." Kirkus Review
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