The making of a latin king new ed by reymundo sanchez isbn. Sanchez tries to teach readers about the dangers of being a gang member. Reymundo sanchez, while not the lil loco that he writes about, is a former latin king who draws from his own experiences and those of his friends to write about the life of lil loco. The latin kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in america, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost. Freebooknotes found 8 important quotes from 5 key chapters of my bloody life the making of a latin king by reymundo sanchez. The making of a latin king, and once a king, always a king. Reymundo sanchez books list of books by reymundo sanchez. Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, reymundo sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex, and was left to fend for himself before age fourteen. Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, reymundo sanchez turned. The making of a latin king by reymundo sanchez, in very good condition. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my bloody life. Read my bloody life the making of a latin king by reymundo sanchez available from rakuten kobo.
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My bloody life by reymundo sanchez read online scribd. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Discount prices on books by reymundo sanchez, including titles like lady q. The title of the book is my bloody life, the making of a latin king. For your reference, we provided these my bloody life the making of a latin king quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. Listen to my bloody life the making of a latin king by reymundo sanchez available from rakuten kobo. The making of a latin king is an autobiography by reymundo sanchez a pseudonym about his life as a teenage street gang member in chicago. See all books authored by reymundo sanchez, including my bloody life. My bloody life is reymundo sanchezs frank memoir of growing up as a member of the latin kings, chicagos largest and most violent latino gang. The making of a latin king is an autobiography by reymundo sanchez a pseudonym about his life as a teenage street gang member in chicago the author of the book, reymundo sanchez, was a lost boy disowned by a physically abusive mother and stepfather and sent to live with a stepbrother who could not care less whether he came home or not. Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, reymundo sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then. In what is ultimately a very sad story, the young boy who is the target of his parents violence turned into a violent young man with no education or skills. My bloody life has two great elements such as moral and man vs.
His father, who was 74 when reymundo was born, died when reymundo was five years old, and reymundo was constantly beaten and sexually abused by relatives until he moved with his mother and her husband to chicago when he was seven. The latin kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in america, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self. In fifth grade, i cried because the fictional main characters pet goose died. My bloody life illinois by reymundo sanchez paperback. Reymundo opens a readers eyes to the gang world by explaining his. The making of a latin king is a story written by reymundo sanchez a pseudonym. Read my bloody life online by reymundo sanchez books free. Alos such as how he does his first his when he was 14. He is also the author of my bloody life and coauthor, with sonia rodriguez, of lady q.
The latin kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs. The author also gives spectacular and clear visuals on where and how things were in reymundos life. Sanchezs eyes opened up and he ended up leaving the latin kings unlike slim and others who were killed instead of being allowed to leave. He is the author of my bloody life and once a king, always a king and has appeared on fox news chicago, telemundo, and univision. My bloody life by reymundo sanchez overdrive rakuten. At the beginning of my bloody life, reymundo sanchez is living in puerto rico with his mother, who was 16 at the time of his birth. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my bloody life. At the chicago area community college where i teach writing, i like to ask my students what the books they read.
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