Afterlife - Softcover

Soto, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 060633419X ISBN 13: 9780606334198

Publisher: Demco Media, 2005

Synopsis

You'd think a knife in the ribs would be the end of things, but for Chuy, that's when his life at last gets interesting. He finally sees that people love him, faces the consequences of his actions, finds in himself compassion and bravery . . . and even stumbles on what may be true love.
A funny, touching, and wholly original story by one of the finest authors writing for young readers today.

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Review:

"Soto has remade Our Town into Fresno, California, and he not only paints the scenery brilliantly but also captures the pain that follows an early death . . . . [It] will stay in memory." --"Booklist" (starred review)
"Soto writes with a touch as light as Chuy's ghost and with humor, wonderment, and generosity toward life." --Kirkus Reviews "Sweet and sarcastically funny." --YM
-Soto writes with a touch as light as Chuy's ghost and with humor, wonderment, and generosity toward life.- --Kirkus Reviews -Sweet and sarcastically funny.- --YM

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Demco Media
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 060633419X
• ISBN 13: 9780606334198
• Binding: Paperback