Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
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Published:
Dreamscape Media 2011
Lexile measure:
870L
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By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more - until his son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in this vivid memoir. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-learned lesson for the next generation.
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OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
12/13/2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781666584929
Lexile measure:
870
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APA Citation (style guide)
Luis J. Rodriguez. (2011). Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Unabridged Dreamscape Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Luis J. Rodriguez. 2011. Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Dreamscape Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Luis J. Rodriguez, Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Dreamscape Media, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Luis J. Rodriguez. Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Unabridged Dreamscape Media, 2011.
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