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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... hear about it . I want to hear it from you . " Blanca faced me . Her hazel eyes stared fiercely into mine . I blinked . She didn't . She poked a finger in my chest . “ I want to hear it , understand ? From you and not from someone ...
... hear about it . I want to hear it from you . " Blanca faced me . Her hazel eyes stared fiercely into mine . I blinked . She didn't . She poked a finger in my chest . “ I want to hear it , understand ? From you and not from someone ...
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... hear you , " I said . I always say " I hear you " when I don't under- stand things or have nothing to add . " Nazario , he's amazin ' . Chino , he knows the law inside out , like a reversible coat . And thass just the beginnin ' . With ...
... hear you , " I said . I always say " I hear you " when I don't under- stand things or have nothing to add . " Nazario , he's amazin ' . Chino , he knows the law inside out , like a reversible coat . And thass just the beginnin ' . With ...
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... hear Vera say that she had never loved her husband . He needed to hear it and wanted others to be there as witnesses . It was as if he had forgotten where he stood in the universe and only those words coming from Vera could reorient him ...
... hear Vera say that she had never loved her husband . He needed to hear it and wanted others to be there as witnesses . It was as if he had forgotten where he stood in the universe and only those words coming from Vera could reorient him ...
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