Petty Crimes Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152054375 ISBN-13: 9780152054373 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: This hard-hitting collection of short stories focuses on Mexican-American youths growing up in California's Central Valley. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 97037114 |
Lexile Measure: 800 |
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.16" W x 7.64" (0.32 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - California - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 6943 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 Jose 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 head-on in this hard-hitting collection of short stories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soto, Gary: - Gary 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 www.garysoto.com. |