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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... fire engines are headed to someone else's house . You never think it will be your own home that's on fire , but when it is , all the toughness , the calloused nonchalance of watching fires and hearing sirens falls away . It takes away ...
... fire engines are headed to someone else's house . You never think it will be your own home that's on fire , but when it is , all the toughness , the calloused nonchalance of watching fires and hearing sirens falls away . It takes away ...
Page 145
... fire was in retaliation for Salazar . The war was in full bloom . ROUND 6 After the Fire AFT FTER the fire was BODEGA DREAMS 145.
... fire was in retaliation for Salazar . The war was in full bloom . ROUND 6 After the Fire AFT FTER the fire was BODEGA DREAMS 145.
Page 212
... fire escape . He walked up and up until there was no fire escape left and he was lost in the night sky . In my dream I felt sad . But the new language Bodega had spoken about seemed promising . Alone on the fire escape , I looked out to ...
... fire escape . He walked up and up until there was no fire escape left and he was lost in the night sky . In my dream I felt sad . But the new language Bodega had spoken about seemed promising . Alone on the fire escape , I looked out to ...
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