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  2. Gary Soto - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. American poet and writer Gary Soto Soto at the 2001 National Book Festival Born Gary Anthony Soto (1952-04-12) April 12, 1952 (age 72) Fresno, California Occupation Author, poet Education MFA Alma mater UC Irvine, CSU Fresno Period 1977-present Genre poetry, novels, memoirs, children's ...

  3. Living Up the Street - Wikipedia

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    Gary is the main character who lives in Fresno in 1957. He has an older brother and younger sister. His mom works most of the times and the dad just died at work which devastated Gary. Gary has his normal life as a child like going to school, playing in an alley, playing baseball and working.

  4. Jesse - Wikipedia

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    Jesse, a 1988 American television film; Jesse, a sitcom starring Christina Applegate; Jesse, a 1994 novel by Gary Soto; Jesse (picture book), a 1988 children's book by Tim Winton; Jesse, the main protagonist of the video game Minecraft Story Mode; Jesse, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

  5. SparkNotes - Wikipedia

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    Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.

  6. List of biographical films - Wikipedia

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    The True Story of Jesse James: Jesse James: Robert Wagner: Frank James: Jeffrey Hunter: The Wings of Eagles: Frank Wead: John Wayne: 1958: The Bonnie Parker Story: Bonnie Elizabeth Parker: Dorothy Provine: The Buccaneer: Jean Lafitte: Yul Brenner: Andrew Jackson: Charlton Heston: Carve Her Name with Pride: Violette Szabo: Virginia McKenna: The ...

  7. Sioux City (film) - Wikipedia

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    Jesse, intrigued, travels to Sioux City, his birthplace, to learn why she sent it. On arriving, his mother's body is uncovered in the smoldering remains of her home. Jesse then begins looking into her mysterious death. While doing so, he gets to know people from the Lakota tribe and learn about the tribe's customs.

  8. Taking Sides - Wikipedia

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    Taking Sides, a novel by Gary Soto Taking Sides (film) , a 2001 adaptation of Ronald Harwood's play, directed by István Szabó Taking Sides (play) , a 1995 play by Ronald Harwood

  9. The Swap (2016 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Swap is a 2016 American television teen film that premiered on Disney Channel as a part of the network's annual "Monstober" event on October 7, 2016. [2] [3] The film is based on the young adult novel of the same name written by Megan Shull and is written by Charlie Shahnaian and Shari Simpson and directed by Jay Karas.