Novio Boy Paperback / softback - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Gary Soto
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This unique one-act play from favorite author Gary Soto is about ninth-grader Rudy and his date with eleventh-grader Patricia. Includes a glossary of Spanish words.
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Details
- Title Novio Boy
- Author Gary Soto
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Date 2006-06-01
- Features Glossary, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9780152058630
- ISBN 9780152058630 / 015205863X
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 7.4 x 5 x 0.4 in (18.80 x 12.70 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Latino
- Library of Congress subjects Dating (Social customs), Children's plays, American
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007271308
- Dewey Decimal Code 812.54
Summary
Ninth grader Rudy has a date with eleventh grader Patricia. Now he has to come up with the money, the poise, and the conversation to carry it off. This one-act play, by turns heartwarming and heart-wrenching, follows Rudy from his desperate search for guidance through the hilarious date itself--all the way to its happy conclusion.
Includes a glossary of Spanish phrases.
First line
The scene begins in a backyard where two boys, both Mexican American, are philosophizing about girls.