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Petty Crimes
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Petty Crimes Paperback - 2006

by Soto, Gary

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This hard-hitting collection of short stories focuses on Mexican-American youths growing up in California's Central Valley.

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HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Details

  • Title Petty Crimes
  • Author Soto, Gary
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York
  • Date May 1, 2006
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 307458-6
  • ISBN 9780152054373 / 0152054375
  • Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.64 x 5.16 x 0.47 in (19.41 x 13.11 x 1.19 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 800
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Language Arts/Literature
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Mexican Americans - California
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97037114
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

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 Jose 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.

First line

In kindergarten Priscilla and six other strawberry-cheeked girls and boys stood among Mexican and Hmong kids the color of earth.

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"All of these stories exhibit dazzling imagery and Soto's intense understanding of his subjects . . . Lively, absorbing, and meaningful."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)