Facts of Life

What do Gaby Lopez, Michael Robles, and Cynthia Rodriguez have in common? These three kids join other teens and tweens in Gary Soto's new short story collection, in which the hard-knock facts of growing up are captured with humor and poignance.

Filled with annoying siblings, difficult parents, and first loves, these stories are a masterful reminder of why adolescence is one of the most frustrating and fascinating times of life.

List of contents

Contents

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Where Did I Go Wrong? • 1
Capturing the Moment • 23
Identity Theft • 41
You Decide • 52
The Babysitter • 64
Citizen of the World • 85
Wise Uncle Joe • 103
Seeing the Future • 124
The Ideal City • 134
D in English • 157
Selected Spanish Words and Phrases • 175

About the author

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 at garysoto.com.

Summary

What do Gaby Lopez, Michael Robles, and Cynthia Rodriguez have in common? These three kids join other teens and tweens in Gary Soto's new short story collection, in which the hard-knock facts of growing up are captured with humor and poignance. 

Filled with annoying siblings, difficult parents, and first loves, these stories are a masterful reminder of why adolescence is one of the most frustrating and fascinating times of life.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Soto
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.01.2012
• EAN: 9780547577340
• ISBN: 978-0-547-57734-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 178 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 127 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Family / Siblings *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Humorous / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Family / Parents *, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories