Gary soto biography life, family, childhood, children. The narrator, a five year old, is telling about a bicycle ride onto sarah street a street named offlimits by his mother. In the story these characters are in lincolns new school, some are in lincolns. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections. According to the text, lincoln was a star basketball player, tall but not thin. Gary soto books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Taking sides by gary soto is a very similar book to the absolutely true story of a parttime indian. In 2014, soto received the phoenix award for his 1994 childrens book jesse. Lincoln mendoza is a star basketball player for franklin junior high in the barrio of san francisco, but when his house is broken into, his mother decides they should move to a better neighborhoodthe prosperous white suburb of sycamore ten miles away. This can be for a small book club, or for the whole class. Taking sides bygary soto date published 09201991 by rosa trinidad.
This quiz will help you see how much you understood on. When 14yearold lincoln mendoza moves with his mother from a workingclass latino. Sorting through these internal and external prejudices, lincoln comes to realize that life isnt a matter of taking sides but of integrating the new with the old. Taking sides by gary soto a great ya novel with a highinterest plot at an attainable reading level. This quiz will help you see how much you understood on these introductory chapters of this book.
Mar 01, 2003 gary soto s first book for young readers, baseball in april and other stories, won the california library associations beatty award and was named an ala best book for young adults. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. In his youth, he worked in the fields of the san joaquin valley. Student packet includes prereading and chapter activities that cover ch. Choose from 500 different sets of soto taking sides flashcards on quizlet. Sotos father died in 1957, when he was five years old.
Taking sides, by gary soto, is surely one of the most fascinating books that i have ever read. In the story on page 129 it states lincoln broke down the court. In poems, novels, short stories, plays and over two dozen books for young people, soto recreates the world of the barrio, the urban, spanishspeaking neighborhood where he was raised. Gary soto s short story the bike is a first person narrative. Gary sotos first book for young readers, baseball in april and other stories, won the california library associations beatty award and was named an ala best book for young adults. All the characters in the story taking sides by gary soto are lincoln mendoza,mom, flaco the dog, monica lincolns new girlfriend, james lincolns new friend, tony, roy, and coach yesutis. This touchingly realistic story explores the divided loyalties of a hispanic basketball player who has recently moved from a poor neighborhood to a more affluent one. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines.
In 2011, the old administration building at fresno city college became the permanent home of the gary soto literary museum. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Gary anthony soto born april 12, 1952 is an american author and poet. Here is a picture of gary soto, the author of taking sides. From this new life, lincoln must adjust the beat of an entirely. Taking sides by gary soto audio book simply audiobooks. Taking sides is about lincoln mendoza, a hispanic boy living in a very violent part of san francisco, with frequent robberies and shootings.
You can copy as an entire packet or you can copy pages individually. In poems, novels, short stories, plays and over two dozen books for young people, soto recreates the world of the barrio, the urban, spanishspeaking neighborhood where he was raised, bringing the sights, sounds and smells vividly to life within the pages of his books. Gary soto has published more than forty books for children, young adults and adults, including baseball in april, living up the street, a summer life, buried onions and the afterlife. I need a summary about the book called taking sides by. Narrator robert ramirezs tones capture each of lincs frustrations and joys. Lincoln is torn when his new, affluent, suburban basketball team faces off against his old friends from the barrio. Soto masterfully conveys the hispanicamerican experience. Life in the barrio gary soto was born on april 12, 1952, the second child of manuel and angie soto. Expand product details fourteenyearold lincoln mendoza, an aspiring basketball. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The family lived in fresno, california, and like many mexican americans sotos parents and grandparents worked as laborers in the surrounding san joaquin valley, the agricultural center of the state. Jan 04, 2016 audio of taking sides by gary soto chapter 2. When 14yearold lincoln mendoza moves with his mother from a workingclass latino community to a white suburban neighborhood, his main concern is that he make the basketball team at his new junior high. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Learn soto taking sides with free interactive flashcards. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroomproven teaching materials, discover it at scholastic. Taking sides by gary soto and robert ramirez audiobook listen. He is athletic since he plays basketball for his middle school. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to. Listen to taking sides by gary soto available from rakuten kobo. Fiction fourteenyearold lincoln mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood. The library at winchell elementary school in fresno was named after soto. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. His family moves from the rough ghetto of san francisco to the beautiful, upscale neighborhood of sycamore. Reciprocal teaching and fab four reading strategies for gary soto s story the drivein movies duration. Gary soto s first book for young readers, baseball in april and other stories, won the california library associations beatty award and was named an ala best book for young adults. There are many ways that you can use these resources.
Taking sides by gary soto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Everything you need for a novel study on taking sides by gary soto. He is the author of oranges, the most anthologized poem in contemporary literature. Lincoln mendoza remains loyal to his former schools basketball team, even after he moves from the barrio to the suburbs and plays for his new schools team. His second book of poems, the tale of sunlight, was nominated for a pulitzer prize. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This is a test on the vocabulary and questions in ch. The family lived in fresno, california, and like many mexican americans soto s parents and grandparents worked as laborers in the surrounding san joaquin valley, the agricultural center of the state. No extremely big words im only in the eighth grade. Gary soto is known for a body of work that deals with the realities of growing up in mexican american communities. Listen to taking sides by gary soto, robert ramirez for free with a 30 day free trial. Licoln mendoza is a mexicanamerican who attends columbus junior high.
May 19, 2019 taking sides by gary soto, angel llorente, 1991, harcourt brace jovanovich edition, in english 1st ed. Taking sides by gary soto read by robert ramirez audiobook. Taking sides by gary soto, angel llorente, 1991, harcourt brace jovanovich edition, in english 1st ed. Suddenly hes in the minority, a mexicanamerican in a mostly white school. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and young people. According to the text, he had moved from the mission. In the story taking sides lincoln mendoza tries his best to. With a sensitivity and humor born from his own experiences while growing up in californias central valley, the author brings to the surface issues such as success and failure, honesty and deceit, love and friendship.
Jan 03, 2016 reading of taking sides by gary soto chapter 1. Soto baseball in april, 1990 creates a believable, compelling picture of the stress that racial prejudice places on minority children. It is a journey that will teach him much about choices and change. Soto was born to mexicanamerican parents manuel 19101957 and angie soto 1924. Are you ready to bust myths and facts about novel coronavirus. Gary soto is a mexicanamerican poet, novelist, and essayist. Chapter of the book by gary soto, taking sides offers the best episodes of this amazing book. Lincoln mendoza is an 8th grader at columbus jr high. Gary soto books, author biography, and reading level here is a picture of gary soto, the author of taking sides.
Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new schoolwhere. Visit scholastic, the worlds largest childrens book publisher. Gary soto is the author of 12 poetry collections, including new and selected poems, a national book award finalist. In the story taking sides lincoln mendoza tries his best to get his friends back and get monica as his girlfriend. In the book, lincoln, the main character, had his life entirely switched. In the story taking sides by gary soto the theme of the story is always try your best and you will succeed in life. Free taking sides study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Reciprocal teaching and fab four reading strategies for gary sotos story the drivein movies duration. Masterfully conveys the hispanicamerican experience. Free taking sides worksheets and literature unit for.
Taking sides audiobook by gary soto 9781440717 rakuten. Lincoln mendoza, 12, has felt in limbo ever since moving from san franciscos mission district barrio to neat, treelined sycamorea feeling exacerbated by a game his basketball team is going to play. Taking sides by gary soto very interesting i thought that this book was going to be good because of the front cover, lincoln was playing basketball, and i was right. Lincoln mendoza had just moved to a suburbs from the big city. To find an answer, linc will need to sort through a maze of emotions and some tricky moves on the court.
Gary soto gary soto, born on april 12th, 1952 is a proud mexicanamerican that grew up in a very low class neighborhood in fresno, california with both of his parents gillespie, becker 100. These characters are people that lincoln mendoza knows about. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professors mysteriou. Filed under summer reading reading guides, taking sides gary soto. Download taking sides audiobook by gary soto audiobooksnow. He lives in the suburban town of sycamore, san francisco. Best known for his poetry that draws upon everyday experiences growing up in an urban, spanishspeaking environment, soto prides himself on writing relatable characters and dialogue. Setting the setting of this book is mission street, san francisco, ca. Sep 05, 2017 chapter of the book by gary soto, taking sides offers the best episodes of this amazing book. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.