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Born in April 12, 1952 / United States / English

Bibliography

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POETRY:

  • The Level at Which the Sky Begins, University of California (Irvine, CA), 1976.
  • The Elements of San Joaquin, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1977.
  • The Tale of Sunlight, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1978.
  • (With Ernesto Trejo) Como arbustos de Niebla, Editorial Latitudes (Mexico City, Mexico), 1980.
  • Where Sparrows Work Hard, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1981.
  • Black Hair, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1985.
  • Who Will Know Us?, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1990.
  • Home Course in Religion, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1991.
  • Afternoon Memory, Lagniappe Press, 1994.
  • New and Selected Poems, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1995.
  • The Sparrows Move South: Early Poems, Bancroft Library Press, 1995.
  • (With John Digby) Super-Eight Movies: Poems, Lagniappe Press (Tuscaloosa, AL), 1996.
  • Junior College: Poems, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1997.
  • Shadow of the Plum: Poems, Cedar Hill Publications (San Diego, CA), 2002.
  • One Kind of Faith, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 2003.
  • A Simple Plan, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 2007
FICTION:
  • Local News (short stories), Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1993.
  • Nickel and Dime, University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, NM), 2000.
  • Poetry Lover, University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, NM), 2001.
  • Amnesia in a Republican County (novel), University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, NM), 2003.
MEMOIR:
  • Living up the Street: Narrative Recollections, Strawberry Hill (San Francisco, CA), 1985.
  • Small Faces, Arté Público (Houston, TX), 1986.
  • Lesser Evils: Ten Quartets (memoirs and essays), Arté Público (Houston, TX), 1988.
  • A Summer Life (autobiography), University Presses of New England (Hanover, NH), 1990.
  • The Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy: Recollections and Short Essays, Persea (New York, NY), 2000.
FOR YOUNG ADULT/CHILDREN:
  • (With Michael Peich) Heaven, Aralia Press, 1970.
  • Father Is a Pillow Tied to a Broom, (Pittsburgh, PA), 1980.
  • The Cat's Meow, illustrated by wife, Carolyn Soto, Strawberry Hill (San Francisco, CA), 1987, reprinted Scholastic (New York, NY), 1995.
  •  A Fire in My Hands (poems), Scholastic (New York, NY), 1990, revised edition, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2006.
  • Baseball in April, and Other Stories, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1990.
  • Taking Sides, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1991.  
  • Pacific Crossing, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1992.
  • The Skirt, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1992.
  • Too Many Tamales (picture book), Putnam (New York, NY), 1992.
  • Neighborhood Odes, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1992.
  • The Pool Party (also see below), Delacorte (New York, NY), 1993.
  • Crazy Weekend, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1994.
  • Jesse, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1994.
  • Boys at Work, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1995.
  • Chato's Kitchen, Putnam (New York, NY), 1995.
  • Summer on Wheels, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1995.
  • (With Celina Hinojosa) The Mustache, Putnam (New York, NY), 1995.
  • Canto Familiar/Familiar Song, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1995.
  • The Old Man and His Door, Putnam (New York, NY), 1996.
  • Snapshots of the Wedding, Putnam (New York, NY), 1996.
  • Tomando partido, Fondo de Cultura Economica (Mexico City, Mexico), 1996.
  • Off and Running, illustrated by Eric Velasquez, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1996.
  • Buried Onions, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1997.
  • Petty Crimes, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1998.
  • Big Bushy Mustache, Knopf (New York, NY), 1998.
  • Chato and the Party Animals, illustrated by Susan Guevara, Putnam (New York, NY), 1999.
  • A Natural Man, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1999.
  • Jessie de la Cruz: Profile of a United Farm Worker, Persea (New York, NY), 2000.
  • (With Molly Fisk) 100 Parades, California Poets in the Schools, 2000.
  • If the Shoe Fits, illustrated by Terry Widener, Putnam (New York, NY), 2002.
  • Fearless Fernie: Hanging out with Fernie and Me (poems), illustrated by Regan Dunnick, Putnam (New York, NY), 2002.
  • Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone, illustrated by Lori Lohstoeter, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2003.
  • The Afterlife (young-adult novel), Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2003.
  • Marisol, Pleasant Company (Middleton, WI), 2005.
  • Worlds Apart: Traveling with Fernie and Me (poems), illustrated by Greg Clarke, Putnam (New York, NY), 2005.
  • Help Wanted: Stories, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2005.
  • Chato Goes Cruisin', illustrated by Susan Guevara, Putnam (New York, NY), 2005.
  • My Little Car/Mi carrito, illustrated by Pam Paparone, Putnam (New York, NY), 2006.
  • Jesse (young-adult novel), Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2006.
  • Accidental Love (young-adult novel), Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2006.
  • A Fire in my Hands: Revised and Expanded Edition, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2006.
  • Mercy on These Teenage Chimps (young-adult novel), Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2007.
  • Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2009
PLAYS:
  • Novio Boy, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1997.
  • Nerdlandia (play), Putnam (New York, NY), 1999.
 
ANTHOLOGIES:
  • (Editor) California Childhood: Recollections and Stories of the Golden State, Creative Arts Book Company (Berkeley, CA), 1988.
  • (Editor) Pieces of the Heart: New Chicano Fiction, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1993.
  • (Editor) Everyday Seductions, Ploughshare Press (Sea Bright, NJ), 1995.
 
SHORT FILMS
  • The Bike, Gary Soto Productions, 1991.
  • The Pool Party, Gary Soto Productions, 1993.
  • Novio Boy (based on Soto's play), Gary Soto Productions, 1994.
Contributor of poems to Nation, Ploughshares, Iowa Review, Ontario Review, and Poetry. Contributor to textbooks, including Scholastic Read XL, Grade 7, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2001.