Down These Mean Streets

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Summary: A masterpiece of Hispanic Fiction!
Review: Thomas' first novel is the seminal work of Hispanic fiction in the US. Down these Mean Streets is about the search for identity in Spanish Harlem. You will not put the book down till the end. Then you wont know whether to laugh or cry or both!

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Summary: STILL APPROPRIATE TO TROUBLED YOUTH 30 YEARS LATER
Review: TODAYS TROUBLED YOUTH CAN RELATE TO PIRI'S EXPERIENCE. I HAVE READ THIS TO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEY ARE AMAZED THAT IT WAS WRITTEN 30 YEARS AGO. A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO WORKS WITH TROUBLED TEENS.

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Summary: This book is awesome
Review: Very compelling. Piri Thomas does an excellent job in depicting the struggle of a black Puerto Rican in New York. Touching and Inspirational.

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Summary: Damn It Feels Real
Review: When you read this book it feels like you are on the inside and you are experiencing what piri is going through. You start believing its real, you feel like you have lived it all. Something each of us can relate to in one way or another. No matter where you were born and raised you have felt what he waz feeling at some point in your own life. Something everyone should read. I am a very picky reader but i have to say this is one of the best books i have read so far.