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Hardcover:

9780822933359 | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, February 1, 1977, cover price $6.95
9780822933397 | Special edition (Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, February 1, 1977), cover price $20.00

Paperback:

9780822952930 | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, June 1, 1978, cover price $8.95

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Product Description: This is Soto's third collection of poetry. Where Sparrows Work Hard displays the continued growth of Soto's art. His poems are sure, spare evocations of the wonder and violence of life in the Barrio and beyond.

Paperback:

9780822953326 | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, December 1, 1981, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: This is Soto's third collection of poetry.

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Poems deal with baseball, childhood, family life, nature, love, school, romance, and dreams

Paperback:

9780822953623 | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, January 1, 1985, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Poems deal with baseball, childhood, family life, nature, love, school, romance, and dreams

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Eight-your-old Nicole, who is part Mexican, is amazed when her cat Pip starts speaking in Spanish

Paperback:

9780590470025, titled "The Cat's Meow" | Scholastic Paperbacks, November 1, 1997, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Nicole, who is part Mexican, is amazed when her cat Pip starts speaking in Spanish.
9780894070877, titled "The Cat's Meow" | Strawberry Hill Pr, September 1, 1987, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Nicole, who is part Mexican, is amazed when her cat Pip starts speaking in Spanish.

School and Library:

9780590470018, titled "The Cat's Meow" | Scholastic, November 1, 1995, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Graciela, who is half Mexican, is amazed when her cat Pip starts speaking in Spanish.

Reinforced:

9780606129039, titled "The Cat's Meow" | Demco Media, November 1, 1997, cover price $11.47 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Nicole, who is part Mexican, is amazed when her cat Pip starts speaking in Spanish.

Prebinding:

9780613074513, titled "The Cat's Meow" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $11.80 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Nicole, who is part Mexican, is amazed when her cat Pip starts speaking in Spanish.

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This collection of autobiographical essays deal with such topics as adolescent explorations of the opposite sex and a realization that the goals of our youth are often unattainable

Paperback:

9780934770774 | Arte Publico Pr, January 1, 1988, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: This collection of autobiographical essays deal with such topics as adolescent explorations of the opposite sex and a realization that the goals of our youth are often unattainable

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Thirty-two writers, including Maxine Hong Kinston, William Saroyan, and M.F.K. Fisher, describe their experiences growing up in California

Paperback:

9780887390579 | Creative Arts Book Co, March 1, 1988, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Thirty-two writers, including Maxine Hong Kinston, William Saroyan, and M.

Poems deal with dreams, mortality, violence, memories, marriage, parenthood, and nature

Paperback:

9780877016731 | Chronicle Books Llc, February 1, 1990, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Poems deal with dreams, mortality, violence, memories, marriage, parenthood, and nature

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The author recalls his childhood in Fresno, California, in the 1950s and 1960s, recreating the sights, sounds, and smells of his experience in a working-class Mexican-American community

Hardcover:

9780874515237 | Univ Pr of New England, October 1, 1990, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The author revisits his childhood and discusses his gold Buddha, the taps of his shoes, and the summer grass and asphalt smell

Paperback:

9780440210245 | Laurel Leaf, September 1, 1991, cover price $6.50 | About this edition: The author recalls his childhood in Fresno, California, in the 1950s and 1960s, recreating the sights, sounds, and smells of his experience in a working-class Mexican-American community

Prebinding:

9780833574732 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.60 | About this edition: The author recalls his childhood in Fresno, California, in the 1950s and 1960s, recreating the sights, sounds, and smells of his experience in a working-class Mexican-American community

A collection of poems dealing with issues involving religion

Paperback:

9780877018575 | Chronicle Books Llc, May 1, 1991, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems dealing with issues involving religion

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A collection of eleven short stories focuses on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California. Teacher's Guide available. (view table of contents)

Paperback:

9780152025670 | 10th edition (Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 2000), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Collects eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.
9780152057213, titled "Baseball in April: And Other Stories" | Reprint edition (Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1991), cover price $6.00 | also contains Easy & Effective Writing Lessons for English Language Learners: Scaffolded Writing Assignments That Help ELLs Succeed in the Mainstream Classroom | About this edition: A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781883332419 | Unabridged edition (Audio Bookshelf, January 1, 2000), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Eleven short stories focus on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.

School and Library:

9780152025731 | 10th edition (Harcourt Childrens Books, April 1, 2000), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Collects eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.
9780152057206 | Harcourt Childrens Books, April 1, 1990, cover price $16.00 | also contains Mel Bay Presents Tommy Emmanuel: The Mystery - Transcriptions | About this edition: A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California

Reinforced:

9780606003001, titled "Baseball in April: And Other Stories" | Demco Media, September 1, 1991, cover price $14.55 | also contains Baseball in April and Other Stories | About this edition: A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California

Prebinding:

9780833574008, titled "Baseball in April: And Other Stories" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Collects eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.

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A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California

Reinforced:

9780606003001, titled "Baseball in April: And Other Stories" | Demco Media, September 1, 1991, cover price $14.55 | also contains Baseball in April and Other Stories | About this edition: A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California

The author's twenty-one poems are about the themes of life and each is preceded by a personal anecdote.

Paperback:

9780590445795 | Reissue edition (Scholastic Paperbacks, December 1, 1992), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: A collection of poems brings to life themes of growing up, family, friendship, and first love

School and Library:

9780590450218 | Scholastic, November 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Presents a collection of twenty-three poems that explore themes close to the hearts of today's adolescents

Reinforced:

9780606026406 | Demco Media, December 1, 1992, cover price $10.10 | About this edition: A collection of poems brings to life themes of growing up, family, friendship, and first love

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Fifteen stories chronicle the complexities and experiences of Mexican-American life from California and the Southwest to Chicago and New York
By Gary Soto (editor)

Paperback:

9780811800686 | Chronicle Books Llc, May 1, 1993, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Fifteen stories chronicle the complexities and experiences of Mexican-American life from California and the Southwest to Chicago and New York

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The author of A Summer Life shares memories of his childhood, such as the hideous jacket he was forced to wear for three years, his grandmother's advising him to be a barber, and other gems. Reissue.

Paperback:

9780440215530 | Reissue edition (Laurel Leaf, August 1, 1993), cover price $3.50 | About this edition: In a collection of stories, the author reflects on Mexicans, Okies, poverty, and poetry, as well as conjugal, filial, and fraternal love

Reinforced:

9780606056076 | Demco Media, August 1, 1993, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: In a collection of stories, the author reflects on Mexicans, Okies, poverty, and poetry, as well as conjugal, filial, and fraternal love

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Miata is horrified when the folklorico skirt she brought to school to show off, and which belonged to her mother when she was a child in Mexico, disappears, and she must locate the skirt before an upcoming dance recital.

Hardcover:

9780385306652, titled "The Skirt" | Reissue edition (Delacorte Pr, May 13, 2008), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: When Miata leaves on the school bus the skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has lost something yet again

Paperback:

9780669365542, titled "The Skirt" | Large print edition (Houghton Mifflin School, June 1, 1995), cover price $10.54 | About this edition: For fans of Gary Soto and Matt de la Peña comes a tale of a contemporary Mexican-American family with a "spunky and imaginative heroine" (Publishers Weekly).
9780440409243, titled "The Skirt" | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, May 1, 1994), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: When Miata leaves on the school bus the skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has lost something yet again

Library:

9780385905343, titled "The Skirt" | Reissue edition (Delacorte Pr, May 13, 2008), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Miata has left the beautiful folkl¾rico skirt her mother wore in Mexico on the bus.

Reinforced:

9780606067423, titled "The Skirt" | Demco Media, May 1, 1994, cover price $12.50 | About this edition: When Miata leaves on the school bus the skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has lost something yet again

Prebinding:

9780785735298 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: When Miata leaves on the school bus the skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has lost something yet again

The acclaimed Chicano poet and author of Crazy Weekend offers another wacky adventure with Hector and Mando in an action-filled tale of a six-day bike trip from East Los Angeles to Santa Monica.

School and Library:

9780590483650 | Scholastic, March 1, 1995, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Hector and his best friend Mondo enjoy many exciting adventures when they take a six-day bike trip from their East Los Angeles neighborhood to the Santa Monica beach during summer vacation

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Product Description: Stories and Poems. Contributors to this issue include: Nin Andrews, Thomas Beller, Ron Block, Michelle Boisseau, Daniel Bourne, Becky Byrkit, Marcus Cafag&ntilda;a, Cathleen Calbert, Thomas Centolella, Nicole Cooley, Robin Cooper-Stone, Susan Dodd, Martín Espada, Edward Falco, Richard Garcia, Dagoberto Gilb, Elizabeth Graver, Corrinne Hales, Jana Harris, Bob Hicok, Peter Marcus, DeLoss McGraw, Jack Myers, Leonard Nathan, Nona Nimnicht, Cornelia Nixon, Suzanne Paola, V...read more
By Gary Soto (editor)

Paperback:

9780933277137 | Ploughshares Books, April 1, 1995, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Stories and Poems.

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A collection of short stories and novel excerpts by noted minority authors explore the triumphs and tribulations of adolescence
By Gary Soto (foreword by)

Prebinding:

9780613860581 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 1995, cover price $29.35 | About this edition: A collection of short stories and novel excerpts by noted minority authors explore the triumphs and tribulations of adolescence

A collection of poems describing the experiences of Mexican Americans in California

Hardcover:

9780811807616 | Chronicle Books Llc, May 1, 1995, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems describing the experiences of Mexican Americans in California

Paperback:

9780811807586 | Chronicle Books Llc, March 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems describing the experiences of Mexican Americans in California

Prebinding:

9781417672219 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 1995, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems describing the experiences of Mexican Americans in California

While helping his father and grandfather work as gardeners in Fresno, California, ten-year-old Rudy sees some differences between his Mexican American family and the wealthy families that live nearby

Hardcover:

9780385308908 | Delacorte Pr, June 1, 1993, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: While helping his father and grandfather work as gardeners in Fresno, California, ten-year-old Rudy sees some differences between his Mexican American family and the wealthy families that live nearby

Paperback:

9780440410102 | Yearling Books, July 1, 1995, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: While helping his father and grandfather work as gardeners in Fresno, California, ten-year-old Rudy sees some differences between his Mexican American family and the wealthy families that live nearby

Reinforced:

9780606080323 | Demco Media, July 1, 1995, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: While helping his father and grandfather work as gardeners in Fresno, California, ten-year-old Rudy sees some differences between his Mexican American family and the wealthy families that live nearby

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A collection of sympathetic poems offers insight into the dreams and problems shared by children of Mexican-American heritage and follows such themes as enjoying a watermelon or visiting the supermarket. Reprint.

Paperback:

9780152058852 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 2007), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Presents twenty-five poems about the pleasures and woes that Mexican American children experience growing up.

School and Library:

9780152000677 | Harcourt Childrens Books, October 31, 1995, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Twenty-five poems about the pleasures and woes that Mexican American children experience growing up

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Collects eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Chicano young people growing up in Fresno, California.

Paperback:

9789681638542 | Fondo De Cultura Economica USA, December 1, 1995, cover price $7.50 | About this edition: Collects eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Chicano young people growing up in Fresno, California.

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Product Description: Manuel quería aplausos tan sonoros como una tormenta, y quería impresionar a las muchachas, sobre todo a Petra López. Cuando Manuel se lanzó en un baile extravagante, hubo un estallido de aplausos y empezó a sentirse animado mientras temblaba y culebreaba como Michael Jackson en el escenario...read more

Paperback:

9789681648381 | Fondo De Cultura Economica USA, January 1, 1996, cover price $7.50 | About this edition: Manuel quería aplausos tan sonoros como una tormenta, y quería impresionar a las muchachas, sobre todo a Petra López.

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