He is the author of eleven poetry collections for adults most notably new and selected poems a 1995 finalist for both the los angeles times book award and the national book award.
The marble champ by gary soto summary.
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Step 2 answer the following questions on loose.
Lupe is a shy girl and a straight a student but she is no good at sports.
When she finds a sport marbles she could maybe be good at she never gave up in her hard work to.
Gary soto born april 12 1952 was raised in fresno california.
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She was a straight a student and not counting.
The marble champ by gary soto 1 lupe medrano a shy girl who spoke in whispers was the school s spelling bee champion winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row blue ribbon awardee in the science fair the top student at her piano recital and the playground grand champion in chess.
The story the marble champ by gary soto lupe the protagonist learns that hard work pays off.
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