Puppy Love Young Adult Nonfiction Activism & Social Justice Poetry Activity Books • 2015 YALSA Best Fiction

• 2015 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults long-listed

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“A timely story about connection

Puppy Love Young Adult Nonfiction Activism & Social Justice Poetry Activity Books • 2015 YALSA Best FictionA sweetly humorous middle grade novel packed with action, basketball, and a dash of magical realism about friendship and family, first crushes, and belonging, from acclaimed author Gary Soto. Thirteen year old Jordan Mendoza has a huge crush on his classmate, Sierra, but hes never going to win her affections if he stays a C student and keeps embarrassing himself on the basketball court. And it doesnt help that his best friend, Antonio, likes to tease