Meet Manuel, a young man who wears hand-me-downs from his older brothers until he finally gets a brand-new pair of shoes. And Jos Luis, who watches the vet bills rise after he buys a sick rooster to save it from becoming someone s dinner. And Alma, a young woman who runs to every shop and flea market in town buying back the clothes of her dead mother that her father has given away. These Mexican American youths meet life s challenges head-on in this hard-hitting collection of short stories.
Petty Crimes
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Book Details
Author(s)Gary Soto
PublisherHarcourt Children's Books
ISBN / ASIN0152016589
ISBN-139780152016586
Sales Rank3,575,137
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸