There are many types of interesting people in the world that could help you. The story "Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas and the story "7th Grade" by Gary Soto are about helping others. They share a common theme. Both stories teach people that help can come from different places or from different people.

If you ask for help, you will get help. In the story "Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas, there is a girl named Martha who has had perfect grades for eight years. One day the principle told her that she would have to pay fifteen dollars to get the jacket. When she got home she asked her grandpa for fifteen dollars to buy the scholarship jacket. He said no because it would be something you paid for and not earned. The next day she told