{"product_id":"local-news-stories-9780152046958","title":"Local News: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gary Soto\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunny, touching, and wholly original, \u003cem\u003eLocal News\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"first-rate collection from a perceptive and sensitive chronicler of ordinary life.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thirteen stories full of wit and energy, Gary Soto illuminates the ordinary lives of young people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether the kids are battling infestations of squirrels, dancing to romantic music on El Radio, trick-or-treating for one last time, or saving the world by becoming vegetarian. their problems are hilarious and real and as big as only a kid can make them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories show the humor of growing up as well as the anguish.\" \u003cem\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus don't miss Gary Soto's \u003cem\u003eBaseball in April\u003c\/em\u003e, a story collection that the\u003cem\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/em\u003ecalled \"nothing less than remarkable.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354260496535,"sku":"9780152046958","price":486.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780152046958.webp?v=1767669402","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/local-news-stories-9780152046958","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}