Author: Gary Soto
Publication Date: February 2009
ISBN 13: 978-0152063016
This collection of poems about young love is written and organized first from the female perspective, and then from the male. They are fresh, honest and speak of love sans sex. A perfect read for Valentine's Day!
Soto captures a realistic tween voice in this collection of poems. He resists the inclination to speak of young love in the diminutive, choosing instead to give it the full weight it carries in the lives of his speakers. "Little Puppy" acknowledges the adult tendency to erroneously dismiss first loves as inconsequential. In "Boy Artist" Soto remind us that first loves leave an indelible mark and are essential "practice" for adulthood.
The poems in this collection express romance as it is experienced by tweens. There is not overt sex or ramifications. It is a good choice for public or school library serving young teens and
tweens.
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