Her mom always upset with him because he is lack of gumption. A modern day classic filled with perfect turns of phrase and traces of quiet wisdom, Growing Up is a coming of age story that is 'the stuff of American legend' ( The Washington Post Book World ). Because of Russell’s lack of gumption, he doesn’t have any job in the beginning he also didn’t want to be a great person like other kids wanted instead he wanted to be a garbage man when he grows up. Here, too, are schoolyard bullies, great teachers, and the everyday heroes and heroines of the Depression who faced disaster with good cheer as they tried to muddle through. We meet the people who influenced Baker's early life: his strong and loving mother, his bold little sister Doris, the awesome matriarch Ida Rebecca and her twelve sons. In Growing Up by Gary Soto, Maria the main character goes through the struggles of growing up that every teenage girl has when it comes to a family vacation.

His is a story of adversity and courage, the poignancy of love and the awkwardness of sex, of family bonds and family tensions. Eventually he went on to write for the New York Times. After graduating from college in Baltimore, he became a newspaper reporter. « previous 1 2 next » sort by « previous 1 2 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author.

shelved 2,013,109 times Showing 30 distinct works.'Magical.He has taken such raw, potentially wrenching material and made of it a story so warm, so likable, and so disarmingly funny.a work of original biographical art.'- The New York Times In this heartfelt memoir, groundbreaking Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist Russell Baker traces his youth from the backwoods mountains of Virginia to a New Jersey commuter town to the Depression-shadowed landscape of Baltimore. by Russell Baker For some people, Russell Baker might be most familiar as the host who introduces the televised dramas on Masterpiece Theatre. Books by Russell Baker (Author of Growing Up) Books by Russell Baker Russell Baker Average rating 4.06 Russell Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography about growing up in America during the Great Depression.

Growing Up by Russell Baker