Always running : la vida loca, gang days in L.A.
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Published
Willimantic, CT : Curbstone Press ;, 1993.
ISBN
9781880684061, 1880684063
Lexile measure
830L
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Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 364.1066/ROD | On Shelf |
Grande Prairie Public Library District - Stacks | 364.1092 rod | On Shelf |
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Published
Willimantic, CT : Curbstone Press ;, 1993.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781880684061, 1880684063
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.2, 13 Points
Level 6.2, 13 Points
Lexile measure
830
Notes
Description
A former L.A. gang member describes his experiences in that world, recounting the sense of security and power found in a gang and the grim reality of violence and poverty. By age twelve, the author 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 drugs, murder, suicide, and senseless acts of street crime claimed friends and family members. Before long he saw a way out of the barrio through education and the power of words, and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning Chicano poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more, until his young son joined a gang. He fought for his child by telling his own story in this memoir that explores the motivations of gang life and cautions against the death and destruction that inevitably claim its participants. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, it is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-earned lesson for the next generation.
Target Audience
870L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rodriguez, L. J. (1993). Always running: la vida loca, gang days in L.A. (First edition.). Curbstone Press ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rodriguez, Luis J., 1954-. 1993. Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.. Curbstone Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rodriguez, Luis J., 1954-. Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. Curbstone Press, 1993.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rodriguez, Luis J. Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. First edition., Curbstone Press ;, 1993.
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