Jesse - Softcover

Soto, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590528378 ISBN 13: 9780590528375

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 1996

Synopsis

Coming of age in the shadow of the Vietnam War, Jesse, a young Mexican American, and his older brother, Abel, work long hours in the fields in order to save money for college in the hope that education will help them escape poverty. Reprint.

About this title

Book Description:

Hardcover edition 1994
0-15-240239-X

About the Author:

Gary Soto is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer who has published works about Mexican American teenagers. Since Soto himself was once a Mexican American teen growing up in Fresno, CA, he writes about subjects, settings, and situations with which he is intimately acquainted. Soto attended Fresno City College to avoid the 1970 draft. After completing two years, he transferred to California State University. Although he had no idea what he wanted to do, Soto wrote poetry while working many jobs and living at home. Soto says he first became interested in poetry when he discovered the works of poets of the “Beat” generation. After receiving his master’s degree, Gary moved to Mexico City and later taught at several universities. He left teaching in 1991 to become a full-time writer. Soto now concentrates mainly on children’s literature, but he still writes poetry for adults. Because his work has touched the lives of many Latino-American children, Soto feels very rewarded.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0590528378
• ISBN 13: 9780590528375
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166