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Young teens will enjoy the 'love sick' puns and the metaphors, lyrical and sad, that show that there is poetry in the way that they speak. -- Booklist The free-verse poems all somehow ring true: appropriately corny, rich with image, accessible and believable . . . the simple, open design encourages browsing, and readers flipping through are bound to find the right words when they need them. -- Horn Book Since many of the narrators are 13 or 14 years old, these short, accessible poems will appeal to middle schoolers, especially. A great addition to poetry collections. -- School Library Journal

Young teens will enjoy the love sick puns and the metaphors, lyrical and sad, that show that there is poetry in the way that they speak. -- Booklist The free-verse poems all somehow ring true: appropriately corny, rich with image, accessible and believable . . . the simple, open design encourages browsing, and readers flipping through are bound to find the right words when they need them. -- Horn Book Since many of the narrators are 13 or 14 years old, these short, accessible poems will appeal to middle schoolers, especially. A great addition to poetry collections. -- School Library Journal<br><br>

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Gary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, was a breakout book in literature about Latino young people. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and children. Mr. Soto divides his time between Berkeley, California, and his hometown of Fresno in California's San Joaquin Valley. www.garysoto.com

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