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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... started stackin ' guns inside a church we took over by 111th Street and Lex . Thass right , inside a fucken church . And we began preaching Que Pasa Power . " Bodega kept pacing around the room with the energy of a shadow boxer . “ All ...
... started stackin ' guns inside a church we took over by 111th Street and Lex . Thass right , inside a fucken church . And we began preaching Que Pasa Power . " Bodega kept pacing around the room with the energy of a shadow boxer . “ All ...
Page 52
... started singing softly , " I got a black magic woman . Got a black magic woman . " Like most of the neighborhood she knew Nene was slow and paid him no mind . When she went over to the box and opened it a goose flapped its way out and ...
... started singing softly , " I got a black magic woman . Got a black magic woman . " Like most of the neighborhood she knew Nene was slow and paid him no mind . When she went over to the box and opened it a goose flapped its way out and ...
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... started blowing off sessions , and ultimately he dropped out of school and moved out on his own . That year something happened to Sapo . He had always been Sapo but that year , after biting Blessington , he started turning into someone ...
... started blowing off sessions , and ultimately he dropped out of school and moved out on his own . That year something happened to Sapo . He had always been Sapo but that year , after biting Blessington , he started turning into someone ...
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