Bodega Dreams : A Novel

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Summary: Bodega dreams will keep you up.
Review: Bodega dreams is one book that will keep you awake all night. I am a person who normaly does not like to read, however when i started to read Bodega Dreams i found it hard to put down. It opens your eyes to a whole different culture. The style that the author writes with makes you feel as if you were in the mist of Spanish Harlem. As you travel from all the different events in Chino's ghetto life you start to feel as if you yourself are doing the drug deals or becoming the assasin of one of the grusome murders.I would recomend everyone to read this book. It has opend my eyes to how some peoples life is completely differnt than my own. I give this book five stars because of the exellent writing style and action packed adventures.

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Summary: Willie Bodega dont sell rocks, Willie Bodega sells dreams!
Review: I gave this book five stars because it's written different than any other I have read in my high school career. It gives you a look at big city life, and the hopes and dreams one man has for his community. He may sell drugs to get the money to provide for his people to get the proper schooling and housing they deserve, but as its stated in the book, "Willie Bodega don't sell rocks, Willie Bodega sells dreams." It's the only way he can get the funds needed to give the poverty stricken people the upper hand they deserve. This man looks at his community and sees never ending possibilities. This is a great story of love, hope, and dreams. It puts you in the middle of Spanish Harlem, and lets you see life through the characters eyes. I would recommend this book to anyone who's interested in different cultures, and ways of life.

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Summary: The ways of spanish harlem
Review: This book wasn't exactly one you, "just couldn't put down". Overall it had a great plot line and well thought out ending. Also, there was swearing but just to the point so you could get the full effect of how they live their everyday lives. I think the main thing you need to keep in mind when reading this book, is to go in with an open mind towards other cultures and ways of life. The reason I believe that Bodega Dreams wasn't appealing to me was that it starts out very slow and stays slow throughout most of the book and then has a good but not so happy ending. If you have to have an action packed book this one isn't for you.

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Summary: Wow
Review: This is the best book in the world! I love it

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Summary: Bodega Dreams
Review: Bodega Dreams is a page turnner! With the dream of one man and the force of a community anything is possible. When Willie Bodega wanted a place for his young latinos to live learn and grow. He renovated and owned parts of East Harlem. He owned properity that the city no longer cared for.He asked for favors and in return he gave something back.Bodega wanted an army of educated latinos.
This book gave me hope,it is never to late to start educating yourself. Everyone has the chance to be something even if they live in the slums of East Harlem.It's almost too real to the average Latino's or slacker's dream of the world or how it should be. Bodega Dreams is a book that all people can relate to.
I gave this book 4 stars because it made me part of the dream. Every time that something was going down, I was right there wishing for the best. I loved this book,Willie shared his dreams with people who were scared to dream.

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Summary: The Reviewer
Review: Bodega Dreams is a very well written book. I was able to connect to the book and relate to the real life events that take place in it. It does have profanity, but nothing any high school students cant handle, or dont use. The book kept me hooked and wanting to know what happened next. I would definitly recommend Bodega Dreams to any highs schooler.

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Summary: say hello to my little friend!
Review: I am a student a Walla Walla High School and rate Bodega Dreams a 5 star. Bodega Dreams shows all the action, drugs, drama and basically all you could ask for in a gangster fantasy. I think that this book really has character and shows how a Latino has a dream of turning Spanish Harlem into an empire, how he wants his people out of poverty and into the high life of wealthy Americans. Bodega Dreams also shows how a Latin American kid grows up in N.Y. and has to crawl his way through finacial problems and face racist teachers at school, how he has to stay on his side of the hood or else Italians would put you on check. I think that anyone that like these kinds of book should read it because its a real page turner and keeps you biting your nails to see what happens next. I think that Ernesto Quinonez did a fabulous job in writing this book and it also teaches you how to reach your goals and DREAM!

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Summary: What would you do for love?
Review: As a senior at Walla Walla High School I was given the chance to read this book and I took it. Bodega Dreams was written by Ernesto Quinonez. This is a story about a man named Chino who grew up in Spanish Harlem. He grew up with his best friend Sapo and his wife Blanca. Through out their hard times they managed to survive. Then the chance of a life time came. A favor for a favor was what happened when Chino met Bodega. Bodega had everything he wanted except one thing, women, and Chino knew how to get her. They both needed something from each other. As time goes by they both got what they wanted but was it worth it? I love this book Bodega Dreams. I took me on a trip to another place and gave me a view of what life is like in Harlem. I recommend Bodega Dreams to anyone who would like to experence life on the other side.

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Summary: Summary
Review: I'm a senior at Walla Walla High School. In my American Literature class we had the privilege to choose a book we wanted to read. This story is about life in the Ghettos. it explains the characters hardships, friendship and love. The book surrounds around one theme, Willie Bodega. Bodega is your go to guy when in need. When you can't pay your rent or if you need to send your son or daughter to college. Please do not read this book if vain words discourage you. Other than that i encourage everyone to read this novel.

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Summary: The word is out about Bodega Dreams!
Review: As a high school students we have the opportunity to choose a book we would like to read. This story is about two different people becoming friends. Chino is a guy who is married and goes to school. Bodega is a drug lord whom needs Chino's help. This novel is about trust, love, and betrayal. This is the first novel written by Ernesto Quinonez that I have read and I hope that his other novels are as good as this one.