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Facts of Life: Stories

by Gary Soto · 2008 · 192 pages

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What do Gaby Lopez, Michael Robles, and Cynthia Rodriguez have in common? These three kids join other teens and tweens in Gary Soto's new short story collection, in which the hard-knock facts of growing up are captured with humor and poignance.

Filled with annoying siblings, difficult parents, and first loves, these stories are a masterful reminder of why adolescence is one of the most frustrating and fascinating times of life.

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Genre
literary fiction
Themes
diversity
Setting
2000s
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 192 pages
Form
short stories

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