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 79
... Young Lords were gonna succeed and that she had missed her chance at history . But a couple hours later , Chino , I was in tears and not that much mattered . " I didn't say anything and silence overtook us . I guess if I had been old ...
... Young Lords were gonna succeed and that she had missed her chance at history . But a couple hours later , Chino , I was in tears and not that much mattered . " I didn't say anything and silence overtook us . I guess if I had been old ...
Page 142
... young anymore , Claudia , te vas a quedar jamona . ' So much pressure on that poor girl . Meanwhile all the single brothers , young or old , want nineteen - year - old virgins . It's amazing . " I started laughing ; I liked it when she ...
... young anymore , Claudia , te vas a quedar jamona . ' So much pressure on that poor girl . Meanwhile all the single brothers , young or old , want nineteen - year - old virgins . It's amazing . " I started laughing ; I liked it when she ...
Page 208
... Young women would holler and scream . Older women would bring out pots and pans , and bang on them with wooden spoons . It was to let the world know this wasn't just any empty body inside that hearse . It once held the soul of Willie ...
... Young women would holler and scream . Older women would bring out pots and pans , and bang on them with wooden spoons . It was to let the world know this wasn't just any empty body inside that hearse . It once held the soul of Willie ...
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