Children and teens from all walks of life deal with the dramas of growing up.

A collection of short stories about Mexican American youth growing up in California's Central Valley.

Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.

Poet Gary Soto captures the voices of young people as they venture toward their first kiss, brood over bruised hearts, and feel the thrill of first love.

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.

Chato and Novio win a cruise but are disappointed to find that everyone else on board is a dog, and things go from bad to worse when the dogs party themselves sick and it is up to the cats to find help.

Eager to see what lies beyond their own back yards, Fernie and his friend take an imaginary trip around the world.

Lincoln era jugador de basquetbol y estaba en segundo de secundaria. Se habia mudado desde el distrito Mission de San Francisco, un barrio urbano, s Sycamore, un suburbio con calles arboladas y ahora asistia a la secundaria Colon. Pronto se encontrara en un dilema entre su presente y sus recuerdos pasados. (Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic...

Offers a collection of poetry about the trials and tribulations of two middle grade boys who have achieved great success in their studies and school sports while sharing similar comical disasters on the dating scene.