Novio Boy
By Gary Soto
summary
Rudy wants to go on a date with Patricia. But he has no money. So he starts to sell apples. Then his friend gives him some money and they had a good date.
The theme is never give up Evidace:"no, they're appels sir five apples for 1 dollar."
Conflict: Rudy doesn't have money.
Evidence: "Can I barrow fifteen bucks."
inner conflict: Rudy doesn't have enough confidence
Evidence: "what am I going to talk about."
External conflicts: man vs. man his mom doesn't want him to go on the date
Evidence: "your to little to have friends."
Characters
Rudy
1:funny
2:loyal
Evidence:" your so silly"
Patrictia
1:romantic
2:positive
Evidence: "she is older than me and good looking"
alex
1:awkward
2:helpful
Evidence: "ask her...what her favorite color or something"
vocabulary
vocabulary:
1: baffeled-totally bewilder or perplex
synonym -puzzle
2: plums-a type of fruit
synonym -fruit
3: surreptiously-keep secretly
synonym -secret
favorite quote: aye los frijoles
"Ay los frijoles"
It makes you laugh and it makes Rudy leave so that his uncle doesn't know that he has a girlfriend.