The marble champ by gary soto 1 lupe medrano a shy girl who spoke in whispers was the school s spelling bee champion winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row blue ribbon awardee in the science fair the top student at her piano recital and the playground grand champion in chess.
The marble champ by gary soto summary.
The story the marble champ by gary soto lupe the protagonist learns that hard work pays off.
The marble champ as i began reading the story the marble champ by gary soto i realized that the main character lupe medrano often compares herself to others as a result she feels badly about her athletic abilities she seems to think that she s only good at something in which she can win.
Lupe is a shy girl and a straight a student but she is no good at sports.
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Baseball in april and other stories the marble champ summary analysis gary soto this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries quotes character analysis themes and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of baseball in april and other stories.
She was a straight a student and not counting.
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When she finds a sport marbles she could maybe be good at she never gave up in her hard work to.
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He is the author of eleven poetry collections for adults most notably new and selected poems a 1995 finalist for both the los angeles times book award and the national book award.
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