Unlike many authors, Gary Soto never thought about becoming a writer when he was a kid. Instead, he wanted to be a priest or a paleontologist — a scientist who studies fossils and bones. But when he was in college, he came across a book of poetry, liked it, and started writing his own poems.
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Gary Soto (born April 12, 1952) is a Mexican American author, and poet. Gary Soto was born in Fresno, California, in April, 1952, to working-class Mexican American parents (Manuel Soto and Angie Soto...
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It is useful to connect Soto's work to contemporary events in Mexican-American experience. Reading a bit about Cesar Chavez and the California farm worker struggle places some of Soto's sympathies in context. General reading in Chicano (or Mexican-American) history would also be useful.
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The Life and Works of ; Gary Soto; ... Gary Soto was born in Fresno, California in 1952. He grew up there in a Chicano community in the San Joaquin Valley. When Soto was just five years of age, his father was killed in a factory accident, thus leaving his widowed wife with...
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Gary Soto -- A Mexican-American voice that speaks for all ... The story collections and picture books created by Gary Soto are clearly set in Mexican-American communities, yet their universal themes speak to every adolescent. Soto, a Chicano ("That's what I am"), is quick to say that he feels a certain obligation to that...
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Gary Soto was born in Fresno, California, in April, 1952, to working-class Mexican-American parents. At a young age, he worked in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley. He was not academically motivated as a child, but became interested in poetry duri... ... Poems by ; Gary Soto...
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Official site, with sales of his ten poetry collections, including 'New and Selected Poems', FAQS, and some of his favorite titles fit for high school students and older readers. ... Gary Soto's Latest Work...
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Gary Soto is a man who writes from experience. He grew up in one of the many barrios (poor Mexican American neighborhoods) of Fresno, California, and since the mid-1970s he has borrowed from that community to create an astonishing number of works.
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