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A review by gschmidt05
Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto
4.0
This book is a wonderful collection of stories, and it’s also a good introduction to the genre of short stories. For each tale you may find yourself faced with questions of “but what happens next?” as the listeners get pulled in.
Much more importantly (to me) is that I found a story I’ve been half-remembering since grade school! In one of those large literature books and in one of those numbered grades, I read a story about a young girl who wanted to be the best at marbles. She worked out so hard, squeezing an eraser with her thumb, that her family grew concerned and other kids thought she’d broken her finger. Lo and behold, that’s “The Marble Champ” by Gary Soto, part of this collection. I feel vindicated that my memory was accurate. And the story is just as good this second time around, some 20+ years later.
Much more importantly (to me) is that I found a story I’ve been half-remembering since grade school! In one of those large literature books and in one of those numbered grades, I read a story about a young girl who wanted to be the best at marbles. She worked out so hard, squeezing an eraser with her thumb, that her family grew concerned and other kids thought she’d broken her finger. Lo and behold, that’s “The Marble Champ” by Gary Soto, part of this collection. I feel vindicated that my memory was accurate. And the story is just as good this second time around, some 20+ years later.