Bodega DreamsWilliam Irizzari has reinvented himself as Willie Bodega, a drug lord who plans to use his money to buy and renovate his areas comdemned buildings. Told by Chino, a young graffiti artist, this is the story of whether hope and loyalty can survive in a world of crime. |
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... Izzy . I miss Central Park . You will join us , won't you , Julio ? " " Well , I have a class later tonight and was hoping to get some sleep- " " Nah , you coming with us , " Bodega interrupted . " You'll get enough sleep when yo'r dead ...
... Izzy . I miss Central Park . You will join us , won't you , Julio ? " " Well , I have a class later tonight and was hoping to get some sleep- " " Nah , you coming with us , " Bodega interrupted . " You'll get enough sleep when yo'r dead ...
Page 125
... Izzy . Her liberator who was first going to free her from her mother , then free Puerto Rico , and later they would both sail back to America like conquistadors in reverse . They would arrive in New York Harbor and Latinos from all five ...
... Izzy . Her liberator who was first going to free her from her mother , then free Puerto Rico , and later they would both sail back to America like conquistadors in reverse . They would arrive in New York Harbor and Latinos from all five ...
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... Izzy had stood guard under the funeral home's clock , which freely gave the time to Madison Avenue , alongside his fel- low Lords with their berets and empty rifles . They were watching the neighborhood's back . It was a time when hope ...
... Izzy had stood guard under the funeral home's clock , which freely gave the time to Madison Avenue , alongside his fel- low Lords with their berets and empty rifles . They were watching the neighborhood's back . It was a time when hope ...
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