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Rodriguez, Luis J. – 1993
This autobiographical narrative describes the early life of Luis J. Rodriguez, a journalist and poet who was immersed in the youth gang culture of Los Angeles (California). Framed by the story of the pull of the gang life for the poet's son, it recounts his experiences from his childhood on the United States-Mexico border through his family's…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Biographies, Delinquency
