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Children's Fiction Short Stories

Petty Crimes

by (author) Gary Soto

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Initial publish date
Feb 2001
Category
Short Stories
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780152016586
    Publish Date
    Feb 2001
    List Price
    $24

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 7 to 10
  • Grade: 2 to 5

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 José 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.

About the author

Contributor Notes

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 atwww.garysoto.com.