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A Fire in My Hands Revised, Expand Edition
Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author)
ISBN: 054410482X     ISBN-13: 9780544104822
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Dewey: 811.54
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.9" W x 6.8" (0.17 lbs) 96 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Topical - Teen
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 106293
Reading Level: 5.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Few writers capture the everyday moments of life like Gary Soto. In direct and vivid poems, he draws from his own youth in California's Central Valley to portray the joys and sorrows of young people. His writing focuses on Latino characters, yet speaks to readers of all ethnicities. Acclaimed by educators since its original publication in 1998, A Fire in My Hands has been revised and expanded in this new edition. Old and new fans of Soto's work will welcome the return of his compelling poems. One of the poems in this collection, Oranges, is a Common Core State Standards Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Poetry).
Includes an introduction and an interview with the author.

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.