Living Up the Street
by Gary Soto
In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, we see the world of growing up and... read more
- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 1985
Word Count 50,706
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 79633
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Poets, American
- Soto, Gary
- Soto, Gary--Childhood and youth
- Mexican Americans--Biography
- Poets, American--20th century--Biography
- Mexican American poets--Biography
- Young Adult Biography
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Fresno (Calif.)--Social life and customs
- Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
- Lists With This Book
- Middle School Approved Novel List
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gary Soto
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In-depth Written Interview with Gary Soto
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 2
In-depth Written Interview with Gary Soto
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2017 Effie Lee Morris Lecture with Gary Soto
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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