This companion to Baseball in April contains 13 witty and energetic Stories in which the author illuminates the ordinary lives of young people--all of whom have problems as big as only a preteen can make them. --Booklist Plus don\'t miss Gary Soto\'s Baseball in April , a story collection that the Los Angeles Times called nothing less than remarkable..
The Stories show the humor of growing up as well as the anguish. their problems are hilarious and real and as big as only a kid can make them.
Whether the kids are battling infestations of squirrels, dancing to romantic music on El Radio, trick-or-treating for one last time, or saving the world by becoming vegetarian. -- The Horn Book (starred review) In thirteen Stories full of wit and energy, Gary Soto illuminates the ordinary lives of young people.
Funny, touching, and wholly original, Local News is a first-rate collection from a perceptive and sensitive chronicler of ordinary life.
This companion to Baseball in April contains 13 witty and energetic Stories in which the author illuminates the ordinary lives of young people--all of whom have problems as big as only a preteen can make them
