Synopses & Reviews
With real wit and heart, Gary Soto takes readers into the lives of young people.
Meet Carolina, who writes to Miss Manners for help not just with etiquette but with bigger messes in her life; Ronnie and Joey, who feel so alienated from their world that they spend their days as "Teenage Chimps"; Javier, who knows the stories his friend Veronica tells him are lies, but can't find a way to prove it; Adan, who to his own shame and horror watches as his dad becomes a victim of the "Raiders Nation"; and many other kids, each of them caught up in the difficulties of figuring out what it means to be alive.
Review
"Soto excels at getting into the minds of both boys and girls . . . Readers, Latino or not, have a good chance of seeing themselves and their feelings in these compelling stories."--
Kirkus Reviews"Humorous . . . Thought-provoking."--School Library Journal
Synopsis
In ten funny, heartbreaking tales, Gary Soto reveals the hopes and hearts of today's teens.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paintball in the Wild
Sorry, Wrong Family
Yeah, Right
How Becky Garza Learned Golf
The Cadet
The Sounds of Love
Teenage Chimps
The Sounds of the House
One Last Kiss
Raiders Nation