Baseball in April (and Other Short Stories) by Gary Soto

This is a book that I would highly recommend teaching in middle schools. Each story features a new theme
relevant to students of that age and can be read in almost any class grade 6-8.
Students at a lower reading level would be able to keep up with this text, but
it is interesting enough to captivate the more advanced readers as well.
Littered throughout the book are a variety of Spanish words that are catalogued
in the back. Discussion of the text might encourage the participation of
Spanish speaking students who are newer to the English language. This would not
only provide additional opportunity for students to feel smart, but it would
also expand the bilingual vocabulary of those who read it.
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