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Download or read book Beisbol en abril y otras historias written by Gary Soto and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manuel quer a aplausos tan sonoros como una tormenta, y quer a impresionar a las muchachas, sobre todo a Petra L pez. Cuando Manuel se lanz en un baile extravagante, hubo un estallido de aplausos y empez a sentirse animado mientras temblaba y culebreaba como Michael Jackson en el escenario. Pero el disco se ator ...

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