Bibliograph

A fire in my hands, poems, by Gary Soto

Type

Label

A fire in my hands, poems, by Gary Soto

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

A fire in my hands

Oclc number

61453930

Responsibility statement

by Gary Soto

Sub title

poems

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Black hair -- It all makes sense -- That girl -- Lost in a small town -- Oranges -- Mating season -- Learning to bargain -- August -- All the luck -- How you gave up root beer -- Eating Mexican food -- Saturday at the canal -- October -- Kearney park -- How to sell things -- Hope -- Function of two E-mail accounts -- Mr. Meow -- Inheritance -- Hitchhiking with a friend -- Knowing your limits -- Morning on this street -- Evening walk -- How I learned to fly -- Some words about time -- Door-to door -- Envying the children of San Francisco -- Manuel and the football scrubs -- Teaching numbers -- How things work -- Pepper tree -- Boy?s first flight -- Brown girl, blonde Okie -- Chatting with Gary Soto

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