Gary Soto
21) A Summer Life
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Gary Soto writes that when he was five "what I knew best was at ground level." In this lively collection of short essays, Soto takes his listener to a ground-level perspective, recreating in vivid detail the sights, sounds, smells, and textures he knew growing up in his Fresno, California, neighborhood. The "things" of his boyhood tie it all together: his Buddha "splotched with gold," the taps of his shoes, and the "engines of sparks that lived beneath...
25) If the shoe fits
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English
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After being teased about his brand new loafers, Rigo puts them away for so long he grows out of them.
28) Lucky Luis
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Luis is convinced that he will not perform well on the baseball field without following his unique pre-game ritual.
32) Chato's kitchen
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English
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Chato the cat tries to gather all the mice in his house by cooking for them.
33) Chato y su cena
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Español
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Chato the cat tries to gather all the mice in his house by cooking for them.
36) Too many tamales
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English
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Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.