Ninth grader Rudy has a date with eleventh grader Patricia. Now he has to come up with the money, the poise, and the conversation to carry it off. This one-act play, by turns heartwarming and heart-wrenching, follows Rudy from his desperate search for guidance through the hilarious date itself-all the way to its happy conclusion. Includes a glossary of Spanish phrases. | Novio Boy by Gary Soto, Paperback | Indigo Chapters