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Taking Sides
Written by Gary Soto
Narrated by Robert Ramirez
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Eighth-grader Linc Mendoza has moved from a dusty San Francisco barrio to a well-groomed suburb and a new junior high school. Suddenly he's in the minority, a Mexican-American in a mostly white school. The basketball coach is tough on him. Classes are even tougher. And his best friend is back in the old neighborhood. To make things worse, the basketball team is scheduled to play against Linc's old school in a league game. How can Linc play his best when he's shooting against his former teammates? To find an answer, Linc will need to sort through a maze of emotions and some tricky moves on the court. It is a journey that will teach him much about choices and change. Narrator Robert Ramirez's tones capture each of Linc's frustrations and joys. This is a gripping story by an award-winning author noted for realistic tales of Mexican-American life and culture.
Author
Gary Soto
Gary Soto is a National Book Award finalist and a recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Medal, the Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature, the Tomás Rivera Book Award, the NEA Author-Illustrator Civil Rights Award, the California Library Association’s Beatty Award, and the PEN Center West Book Award. He lives in Northern California.
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Reviews for Taking Sides
Rating: 3.4750000299999995 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I read "Taking Sides" by Gary Soto in seventh grade and now that I'm in ninth grade. This book catches my attention because I'm into sports not exactly basketball but any other sport. This is the only book I've read by Gary Soto so far and I like it so I'm looking forward to read another one of his books. I like the way Gary Soto organizes his books. I like the fact that he uses another language in some parts. The main character is Lincoln. I like his personality because he doesn't only think about himself but about everyone around him. Hes the type that would put his family before anything and I'm like that, I'll do anything for my family so I can kind of relate to him. The book is about Lincoln moving houses because they broke into his house so he moved and now he goes to a different school. He was in the basketball team for his old school and now that he moved he plays for his new school. So then the schools play against each other and he doesn't know what to do. This book is really interesting and I like it because I can kind of relate to it. So if anything I would myself reading again and anyone else should read it too.