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Chicago Teens Like Latin King Memoirs

Literanista November 11, 2009

According to www.schoollibraryjournal.com, Chicago teens thrive on vamp books (of course), scary stories and true-life scary stories – like Latin King Memoirs.

www.schoollibraryjournal.com

Great ideas to get your teens reading and perhaps scare them straight?

My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King by Reymundo Sanchez

Once a King, Always a King: The Unmaking of a Latin King by Reymundo Sanchez

Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen by Reymundo Sanchez and Sonia Rodriguez

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    Anything to get folks reading. I just hope the heed the message in a constructive fashion instead of being wooed by the destructive behavior reflected in the books.

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