Taking Sides

Name: Taking Sides
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Gary Soto
ISBN: 9781440717130

Author: Gary Soto

Narrator: Robert Ramirez

Unabridged: 3 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/20/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Eighth-grader Linc Mendoza has moved from a dusty San Francisco barrio to a well-groomed suburb and a new junior high school. Suddenly he's in the minority, a Mexican-American in a mostly white school. The basketball coach is tough on him. Classes are even tougher. And his best friend is back in the old neighborhood. To make things worse, the basketball team is scheduled to play against Linc's old school in a league game. How can Linc play his best when he's shooting against his former teammates? To find an answer, Linc will need to sort through a maze of emotions and some tricky moves on the court. It is a journey that will teach him much about choices and change. Narrator Robert Ramirez's tones capture each of Linc's frustrations and joys. This is a gripping story by an award-winning author noted for realistic tales of Mexican-American life and culture.

About Gary Soto

Gary Soto is the author of Baseball in April, Taking Sides, Puppy Love, and many more books for young readers. He is a National Book Award finalist and a recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Medal, the Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature, the Tomás Rivera Book Award, the NEA Author-Illustrator Civil Rights Award, the California Library Associationâ€™s Beatty Award, and the PEN Center West Book Award. He lives in Northern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Venu on October 30, 2017

Taking sides is a book about a boy named Lincoln who once lived in a bad neighborhood. He later moves out of that bad neighborhood into a rich neighborhood. Lincoln lives with his Mom, his step father, and his dog Flaco. His dog was given as a gift by his dad. The climax of the story is when his new......more

Goodreads review by Alexis on November 20, 2017

This book was probably the best book I've ever read. It is so good with the descriptions and the feeling. As well of the dialogue. Then having a guy break in his house, with a girl he liked, but couldn't tell. Having a hurt foot, coach being mean about it. Then having to play against his own team. B......more

Goodreads review by Katrina on October 24, 2024

(for 7th grade reading intervention group)......more

Goodreads review by Frankie on May 13, 2014

The main characters in my book is Lincoln Mendoza, he is Mexican and like to play basketball he's the all-star of his team. Lincoln had moved schools due to someone breaking into his house so they moved out of the barrio. Him and his mom and dog had moved to a more decent neighborhood where Lincolns......more

Goodreads review by George on April 26, 2023

Using in my Sixth Grade reading class. Accessible for students with relatable content that will grab their attention, present conflict in a way they can connect to, with the added bonus of rich bilingual (Spanish)content.......more