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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Page 73
... night but didn't see it . That was okay , because it was a hot spring night and El Barrio had turned into a maraca and all the people had come out transformed as seeds . Like all ghettos , Spanish Harlem looks better in the dark when ...
... night but didn't see it . That was okay , because it was a hot spring night and El Barrio had turned into a maraca and all the people had come out transformed as seeds . Like all ghettos , Spanish Harlem looks better in the dark when ...
Page 134
... night , I kept walking amid sounds of fire engines and the smell of smoke . But the night sky looked calm and the concrete beneath me was no different than before , covered with gum wrappers , tinfoil , plastic bags , and other garbage ...
... night , I kept walking amid sounds of fire engines and the smell of smoke . But the night sky looked calm and the concrete beneath me was no different than before , covered with gum wrappers , tinfoil , plastic bags , and other garbage ...
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... night I knew she was happy . Like the rest , she was high on Roberto Vega's words . They had seen the coming of the Lord . He was coming soon , maybe even that very night . Roberto Vega had told them so . The kingdom of God would arrive ...
... night I knew she was happy . Like the rest , she was high on Roberto Vega's words . They had seen the coming of the Lord . He was coming soon , maybe even that very night . Roberto Vega had told them so . The kingdom of God would arrive ...
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