Gary Soto Reading His Poem "Ode to Obama"

Gary Soto's Biography

http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Sh-Z/Soto-Gary.html

I posted this because it provides much more information than the biography on Gary Soto’s Official Website. It describes his life in Fresno as the son of farm laborers, his role as an ambassador for the United Farm Workers of America, his education, the reason he writes, and the various genres he writes in.

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Works by Gary Soto

Picture Books
Chato Goes Cruisin’
Chato’s Kitchen
Chato and the Party Animals
If the Shoe Fits
My Little Car
Old Man and His Door
Snapshots from the Wedding
Too Many Tamales

Chapter Novels, Ages 7-11
The Cat’s Meow
Marisol
The Skirt

Short Stories, Ages 10-14
Baseball in April
Facts of Life
Help Wanted
Local News
Petty Crimes

Poetry for Younger Readers, Ages 8-14
Canto Familiar
Fearless Fernie
A Fire in My Hands
Neighborhood Odes
Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing
Worlds Apart: Traveling with Fernie and Me

Novels, Ages 10-14
Accidental Love
Crazy Weekend
Mercy on these Teenage Chimps
Pacific Crossing
Taking Sides

Books for Adults and High School Students
Essays
The Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy

Poetry
Human Nature
Natural Man
New and Selected Poems
Poetry Lover
A Simple Plan

Novels
The Afterlife
Amnesia in a Republican County
Buried Onions
Jesse
Living Up the Street
Nickel and Dime
A Summer Life

Plays
Nerlandia, A Play
Novio Boy, A Play

Biography
Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone
Jessie De La Cruz: A Profile of a United Farm Worker

I posted this to show what a prolific writer Soto is and the plethora of genres he is published in.

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Gary Soto Interview

Here's a link to an interview by Gary Soto:
http://www.papertigers.org/interviews/archived_interviews/gsoto.html

A great interview where Soto discusses how growing up in Fresno as a Chicano influenced his writing.

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Gary Soto's Website

Here's a link to Gary Soto's website: http://www.garysoto.com/index.html

It has a short biography, a catalog of his books, information about the Gary Soto Museum in Fresno, a photo gallery of his life, an interview and contact information.

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