Pacific Crossing

Facts of Life: Stories

The Skirt (McDougal Littell Library)

Buried Onions

Living Up The Street (Laurel-Leaf Books)

Help Wanted: Stories

Accidental Love

A Not-So-Simple Life: Maya: Book 1 (Diary of a Teenage Girl)

Few writers capture the everyday moments of life like Gary Soto. In direct and vivid poems, he draws from his own youth in California's Central Valley to portray the joys and sorrows of young people. His writing focuses on Latino characters, yet speaks to readers of all ethnicities.     Acclaimed by educators since its original publication in 1998, A Fire in My Hands has been revised and expanded in this new edition. Old and new fans of Soto's work will welcome the return of his compelling poems. One of the poems in this collection, "Oranges," is a Common Core State Standards Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Poetry). Includes an introduction and an interview with the author.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Pacific Crossing

Gary Soto, 1992

Facts of Life: Stories

Gary Soto, 2008

The Skirt (McDougal Littell Library)

Gary Soto, 1993

Buried Onions

Gary Soto, 1997

Living Up The Street (Laurel-Leaf Books)

Gary Soto, 1985

Help Wanted: Stories

Gary Soto, 2005

Accidental Love

Gary Soto, 2006

A Not-So-Simple Life: Maya: Book 1 (Diary of a Teenage Girl)

Melody Carlson, 2008