Gary Soto

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born

April 12, 1952 in Fresno, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.garysoto.com/

genre

Young Adult, Poetry

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Gary Soto, born April 12, 1952, was raised in Fresno, California. He is the author of eleven poetry collections for adults, most notably New and Selected Poems, a 1995 finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the National Book Award. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines, including Ploughshares, Michigan Quarterly, Poetry International, and Poetry, which

has honored him with the Bess Hokin Prize and the Levinson Award and by featuring him in the interview series Poets in Person. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. For ITVS, he produced the film “The Pool Party,” which received the 1993 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Film Excellence. In 1997, because of his...more

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Books by Gary Soto

Average rating: 3.55 · 5,032 ratings · 1,231 reviews · 81 distinct works

	Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, Ed Martinez (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 750 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Afterlife 3.40 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Buried Onions 3.54 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Accidental Love 3.43 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Baseball in April and Other Stories 3.57 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 1990 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto, Susan Guevara 3.96 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1995 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Taking Sides 3.18 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Living Up The Street by Gary Soto, Strawberry Hill Press 3.41 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Marisol by Gary Soto, Richard Jones (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Novio Boy: A Play 3.47 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Gary Soto

“Because nothing should be wasted
In a world where sparrows work hard
To prove there is enough.”
― Gary Soto, The Elements of San Joaquin

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“I was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences.”
― Gary Soto, New and Selected Poems

tags: chicano , poetry

6 people liked it

“It appears these days I don't have much of a life because my nose is often stuck in a book. But I discovered that reading builds a life inside the mind.”
― Gary Soto

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