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Soto, Gary

Petty Crimes

157 pp. | Harcourt | January, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-15-201658-9
(3) 4-6 Ten powerful short stories about Latino youths include "The Funeral Suits," in which Tomas and his cousin Miguel find their fathers' funeral suits in the closet and try them on; as they strut down the street, two bullies demand the suits. In "Little Scams," young swindler Mario tries to sell stolen goods at his "yard sale," but a more experienced scam artist gets his wares and all his money. A sense of family strength relieves the undercurrent of sadness in these raw stories.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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