Local News

by Soto, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780590484466
• ISBN10: 059048446X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-08-01
• Publisher: Point

Summary

"Another first-rate collection from a perceptive and sensitive chronicler of ordinary life".--Horn Book, starred review. Set in a Mexican-American barrio, these 13 brilliant short stories offer rich insights into the Hispanic community--and deal with issues all young people can appreciate.

Table of Contents

Blackmail	p. 1
Trick-or-Treating	p. 14
First Job	p. 26
El Radio	p. 35
Push-up	p. 47
The School Play	p. 60
The Raiders Jacket	p. 69
The Challenge	p. 80
Nacho Loco	p. 91
The Squirrels	p. 102
The Mechanical Mind	p. 113
Nickel-a-Pound Plane Ride	p. 120
New Year's Eve	p. 132
Spanish Words and Phrases	p. 145
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