{"product_id":"baseball-in-april-and-other-stories-9780152025670","title":"Baseball in April and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Gary Soto's acclaimed short story collection, the small events of daily life reveal big themes--love and friendship, youth and growing up, success and failure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalling on his own experiences of growing up in California's Central Valley, Soto brings to life the joy and pain of young people everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom crooked teeth, ponytailed girls, and embarrassing grandfathers to annoying brothers, Little League tryouts, and karate lessons, Soto writes about everyday life with humor and empathy. This moving collection--an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Booklist Editors' Choice, and Horn Book Fanfare Selection--expresses the truths of growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Soto's] sensitivity to young people's concerns and his ability to portray the world as it is perceived by children is nothing less than remarkable.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus don't miss Gary Soto's \u003cem\u003eLocal News\u003c\/em\u003e, which \u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book \u003c\/em\u003ecalled a \"first-rate collection from a perceptive and sensitive chronicler of ordinary life.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoto, Gary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Soto\u003c\/b\u003e's first book for young readers, \u003ci\u003eBaseball in April and Other Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ewww.garysoto.com\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608488612114,"sku":"9780152025670","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bbcff598-e646-423b-8c03-e81bcb394aa0.jpg?v=1732322011","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/baseball-in-april-and-other-stories-9780152025670","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}