Gary Soto is the author of thirty books for children, young adults, and adults. He is also the author of Sudden Loss of Dignity, The Spark and Fire of It and F. Perez Lopez's El Mexicano , titles available from Stephen F. Austin State University Press. Born and raised in Fresno, he now lives in Berkeley, California.
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