num_pages: 128
description: The Mexican American author Gary Soto draws on his own experience of growing up in California’s Central Valley in this finely crafted collection of eleven short stories that reveal big themes in the small events of daily life. Crooked teeth, ponytailed girls, embarrassing grandfathers, imposter Barbies, annoying brothers, Little League tryouts, and karate lessons weave the colorful fabric of Soto’s world. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us. Glossary of Spanish terms included.Awards: ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Booklist Editors’ Choice, Horn Book Fanfare Selection, Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book, Parenting Magazine’s Reading Magic Award, John and Patricia Beatty Award
language: English
title: Baseball in April and Other Stories
titlecomplete: Baseball in April and Other Stories
genres: Childrens, Juvenile, Short Stories, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Sports, Contemporary, Fiction, Baseball, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1580
places: Fresno, California
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: John and Patricia Beatty Award, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Pura Belpré Award
category: Narrative
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers