What do You think about Living Up The Street (1992)?
I recently read Living up the street by Gary Soto. This book is an autobiography about Gary Soto’s life, who is a Mexican - American living in fresno,california. In the book,Soto writes about his childhood in the 1950s and 1960s,his working class neighborhood, his school adventures, how he gets into mischief,his relationship with his family, and his work experiences. some of the characters in the book are his brother Rick, his sister Debra, and his mother. one of the problems that occurs in the book is that Soto runs away from home and lives on the streets. The conflict is resolved when he gets a job at the Valley Tire Factory , a tire shop in glendale , California . He eventually finds a place to live by renting a room from a family that aruI think Gary Soto wants readers to know that relationship with your family is very important. He also wants us to know that life is hard because as we get older we need to learn how to be independent.to know thatMy favorite part of the book was when the Mexican immigrants and Gary run away from the border patrol even though Gary had papers I think Gary Soto wants readers to know that relationship with your family is very important. He also wants us to know that life is hard because as we get older we need to learn how to be independent, without the help of our parent.In my opinion , Living up the street was a great book because the its a book you can relate to because life is hard as we get older we need to learn how to be independent, without the help of our parent.
—Alejandro
I recently read Living Up the Street by Gary Soto. This story is a narrative about Gary Soto’s life, who is a Mexican-American living in Fresno, California. In the book Soto writes about his childhood experiences, his family, his work encounters, poverty, and his love life. Some of the character in the book are his brother Rick, his sister Debra and his mother. One of the problems that arises in the story is Soto becomes homeless when he runs away from home. The conflict is resolved when he finds a job at Valley Tire Factory, a tire shop in Glendale, California. He finally finds a places to stay by renting a room from a middle age couple. My favorite part of the book was when Gary went blind and his brother took his sunglasses and gary got lost in the park. I think Gary Soto wants readers to know that everyone should work hard now and not later so you can succeed in life. He also wants readers to know that life is difficult when one are poor but you can still enjoy your life. In my opinion the book, Living up the Street, I thought the book was everywhere in one chapter he would be 18 year old and in the next he would had kids and have a wife, but there was some good parts in the book that I liked to like when he was a kid to. Over all I thought the book was about a 5/10, I didn’t love the book but I didn’t hate the book. I wouldn’t recommend this book because I didn’t love the book.
—Mason Fitzmorris
"Perhaps the most enjoyable summer day was when Rick, Debra and I decided to burn down our house."Gary Soto's slice-of-life tales of growing up in a barrio in Fresno, California are poignant in their matter-of-fact storytelling. Although desperately poor, he lives life like any kid - full of small adventures, grand triumphs and disappointing defeats. From failed little league tryouts to fights (both won and lost) to girls, the stories here are about the joys of being alive, wrinkles and all.I really enjoyed this one. The author is primarily known for his children's books, but he has also written several full-length novels and volumes of poetry. In "Living Up the Street," his background as a poet shines through. The writing flows simply and beautifully, capturing idyllic summer days and projecting shimmering images from a bygone era.--Ian
—BCL Teen Librarians
