| Baseball in April and Other Stories Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author), Diaz, Stephanie (Read by), Gongora, Miguel (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0976193213 ISBN-13: 9780976193210 Publisher: Audio Bookshelf OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: In these 11 stories, Soto scores again. With a sensitivity and humor born from his own experiences while growing up in Californias Central Valley, the author brings to the surface issues such as success and failure, honesty and deceit, love and friendship. Unabridged. 3 CDs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.87" W x 6.36" (0.46 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gary Soto, an award-winning poet, is renowned for getting at the heart of a young person's everyday life. In these eleven stories, performed with spice and energy by young actors Stephanie Diaz and Miguel Gongora, Soto again scores. With a sensitivity and humor born from his own experiences while growing up in California's Central Valley, the author brings to the surface issues such as success and failure, honesty and deceit, love and friendship. 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 kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soto, Gary: - Gary Soto is the author of more than a dozen poetry collections for adults, most notably New and Selected Poems, a 1995 finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Award. He also writes young adult fiction and has received numerous awards, including the Human and Civil Rights Award from the American Education Association, the Literature Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and the PEN Center West Book Award for his young adult short-story collection Petty Crimes. Diaz, Stephanie: -Stephanie Diaz lives in Seattle, where she works as a stage and voiceover artist as well as a theater educator. She has performed at the Sledgehammer Theatre, San Diego Rep, Western Stage, the Seattle Repertory Theater, the Intiman Theatre, and the Seattle Children's Theatre. Her voice can also be heard on various CD-ROMs and web cartoons. |