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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... inside the old tenement where the storefront butcher shop Casablanca had been been serving up meat to the neighborhood for years . We walked up three flights . Inside the tenement the walls were torn up , the stairs creaked , the smell ...
... inside the old tenement where the storefront butcher shop Casablanca had been been serving up meat to the neighborhood for years . We walked up three flights . Inside the tenement the walls were torn up , the stairs creaked , the smell ...
Page 77
... inside to check on this . I looked across toward Central Park . It was a beautiful day , the blue jays were making ... inside yet . But since you're a friend of Willie , I'll let you in , okay . " He shook my hand , nearly pulling me ...
... inside to check on this . I looked across toward Central Park . It was a beautiful day , the blue jays were making ... inside yet . But since you're a friend of Willie , I'll let you in , okay . " He shook my hand , nearly pulling me ...
Page 102
... inside that building . My adopted family were librarians and books . ” We reached the supermarket . I told Nazario that I could meet Vera either later that day or some other time but I couldn't miss work . Nazario said that was okay and ...
... inside that building . My adopted family were librarians and books . ” We reached the supermarket . I told Nazario that I could meet Vera either later that day or some other time but I couldn't miss work . Nazario said that was okay and ...
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