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 \nLuckily,Luis's father under-stands and convinces him thatpractice and concentration mattermuch more than any superstition.  \n# G.P.PUTNAM'S SONS\n\na division of Penguin Young Readers Group345 Hudson Street,New York,NY 10014www.penguin.com/youngreaders1203 Manufactured in China  \n13579108642  \nGARY SOTO·illustrated by RHODE MONTIJO  \nG.P.PUTNAM'S SONSAn Jmprint of Denguin Group (USA)Jne.  \nG.P.PUTNAM'S SONS  \nA division of Penguin Young Readers Group.Published by The Penguin Group.Penguin Group(USA)Inc.,375 Hudson Street,New York,NY 10014,U.S.A.Penguin Group(Canada),90 Eglinton Avenue East,Suite 700,Toronto,Ontario M4P2Y3,Canada(a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.).Penguin Books Ltd,80 Strand,London WC2R ORL,England.Penguin Group(Australia),250 Camberwell Road,Camberwell,Victoria 3124,Australia(a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd).Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd,11 Community Centre,Panchsheel Park,New Delhi-110017,India.Penguin Group(NZ),67 Apollo Drive,Rosedale,Auckland 0632,New Zealand(a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd).Penguin Books (South Africa)(Pty)Ltd,24 Sturdee Avenue,Rosebank,Johannesburg 2196,South Africa.Penguin Books Ltd,Registered Offices:80 Strand,London WC2R ORL,England.Text copyright ◎2012 by Gary Soto.1llustrations copyright C2012 by Rhode Montijo.G.P.Putnam's Sons,Reg.U.S.Pat.&Tm.Of.The scanning,uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other meanswithout he permission of the publisher isillegal andpunishable by law.Please purchase only authorized electroniceditions,and do notparticipatein or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials.Your support of the author's rights is appreciated.The publisher does not have anycontrol over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.Published simultaneously in Canada1000Manufactured in China by South China Printing Co.Ltd.Design by Ryan Thomann.Text setin Rockwell Bold Condensed.The art was done in acrylics on canvas.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataSoto,Gary.LuckyLuis/Gary Soto ;illustratedby Rhode Montijo.p.cm.Summary:Luis is convinced that he will not perform well onthe baseball field without following his unique pre-game ritual.  \nPenguin Ireland,25 St.Stephen's Green,Dublin 2,lreland(a division of Penguin Books Ltd.).  \nAll rights reserved.This book,or parts thereof,may not be reproducedin any form without permissionin writing from the publisher,  \nG.P.Putnam's Sons,a division of Penguin Young Readers Group,345 Hudson Street,New York,NY 10014.  \n[1.Little League baseball—Fiction.2.Baseball—Fiction.3.Superstition—Fiction.  \n4.Mexican Americans—Fiction.]l.Montijo,Rhode,ill.11.Title,PZZ.SZ242Lu 2012 [E]—dc222009046707ISBN978-0-399-24504-613579108642  \n多  \nFor SHERRY LONG,alueky stor  in my like.-G.S.  \nFor GARY SOT0,  \nwho gawoe me some of my pirst illustration woozk out of college,  \nwohich J was grateful for then and even more nouo.  \n-贝.M.  \n、  \nuis was nervous about going to Little Leaguetryouts.After all,his dad had been a champ.“Which one are you,Dad?”Luis asked.  \n盘  \n\"I’m that chamaco with his eyes closed,\"he said.His dad tappedthe picture.“This is Adan.He was such a great player,he could hithomers in his sleep.But he never changed his socks all season.”  \n\"Fuchi,\"Luis said.“Stinky!”  \nLaughing,his dad nodded.\"Adan was superstitious.He thought he","cbCaiqGicJyEw4hh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqGicJyEw4hh","pdf",3405602,"English","# Summary\n## Pre-game superstition question\n## Tryouts and performance pattern\n## Father’s lesson: practice over luck","[{\"question\":\"What superstition does Luis hear about baseball socks?\",\"answer\":\"Luis hears that someone who wore the same stinky socks for an entire baseball season would get good luck, and he doubts it.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Luis start judging whether the superstition is true?\",\"answer\":\"Luis observes his own performance, noticing he plays really well on days when he follows his pre-game snack ritual at the supermarket.\"},{\"question\":\"What does Luis’s father teach him about winning or performing well?\",\"answer\":\"Luis’s father convinces him that practice and concentration matter much more than any superstition.\"}]","Lucky Luis | PDF",1791866635,62]