num_pages: 152
description: In this unique collection of short stories, the small events of daily life reveal big themes love and friendship, youth and growing up, success and failure. Calling on his own experiences of growing up in California's Central Valley, poet Gary Soto brings to life the joys and pains of young people everywhere. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Beisbol En Abril y Otras Cuentos
titlecomplete: Beisbol En Abril y Otras Cuentos
genres: Middle Grade, Sports, Young Adult, Childrens, Baseball, Fiction, Short Stories, Juvenile, Contemporary, 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: Alfaguara Infantil