Central Kansas Library System

When Miata leaves her skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance on the school bus, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has again lost something.

A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.

Twenty-five poems about the pleasures and woes that Mexican American children experience growing up.

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.--From publisher description.