Gary Soto

Novio Boy: a Play (Turtleback School & Library) Gary Soto

Brief Description: Rudy anxiously prepares for and then goes out on a first date with an attractive girl who is older than he is. Brief Description: For use in schools and libraries only. Rudy anxiously prepares for and then goes out on a first date with an attractive girl who is older than he is. This one-act play includes a glossary of Spanish phrases. Marc Notes: 012 & up.; Rudy anxiously prepares for and then goes out on a first date with an attractive girl who is older than he is. Publisher Marketing: Ninth grader Rudy has a date with eleventh grader Patricia. Now he has to come up with the money, the poise, and the conversation to carry it off. This one-act play, by turns heartwarming and heart-wrenching, follows Rudy from his desperate search for guidance through the hilarious date itself--all the way to its happy conclusion. "Includes a glossary of Spanish phrases." Review Citations:

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 567 (EAN 9780152058630, Paperback)

Booklist 04/15/1997 pg. 1425 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

School Library Journal 06/01/1997 pg. 146 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1998 pg. 37 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1998 pg. 53 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 271 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 354 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 338 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 460 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 482 (EAN 9780152015312, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Soto, Gary Gary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beatty Award and was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and young people. He lives in Berkeley, California. Visit his website at www.garysoto.com.