BASEBALL IN APRIL

Gary Soto, fiction writer and award-winning poet, captures the everyday life of Latino young people and their families and friends in these 11 stories. Soto explores issues that are important to young people, like failure, honesty and love. Diaz and Gongora do a good job capturing the emotions of young people and skillfully reflect the confusion, frustration and joy of the characters. Both readers have "young" voices that convey an appropriate vulnerability. Each cassette is clearly marked with the stories it contains. P.B.J. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 00]