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Dark Dude

Audiobook

From Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos comes an unforgettable journey about identity, choices, and the way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves. In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960s—violent, decaying, slouching away from the American dream—and brings to life a character who has no choice but to head out west in search of something better.

Rico didn't say good-bye. He didn't leave a phone number. And he didn't plan on coming back—ever. In the Midwest, Rico could blend in, his light hair and lighter skin disguising his background. He would no longer be the "dark dude," the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his identity. And when Rico no longer has to prove that he's Latino, he almost stops being one. Except that he can never have an ordinary white kid's life, because there are some things that can't be left behind, things that will follow you a thousand miles away. When Rico discovers that picket-fenced apple-pie people can be just as violent and judgmental as the neighbors he left behind, he is forced to swallow an uncomfortable truth: no longer an outsider by his appearance, Rico is still an outsider.


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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged
Awards:

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781481567541
  • File size: 216744 KB
  • Release date: September 16, 2008
  • Duration: 07:31:32

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781481567541
  • File size: 216773 KB
  • Release date: September 16, 2008
  • Duration: 07:31:28
  • Number of parts: 7

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Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.6
Lexile® Measure:980
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:5-7

From Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos comes an unforgettable journey about identity, choices, and the way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves. In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960s—violent, decaying, slouching away from the American dream—and brings to life a character who has no choice but to head out west in search of something better.

Rico didn't say good-bye. He didn't leave a phone number. And he didn't plan on coming back—ever. In the Midwest, Rico could blend in, his light hair and lighter skin disguising his background. He would no longer be the "dark dude," the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his identity. And when Rico no longer has to prove that he's Latino, he almost stops being one. Except that he can never have an ordinary white kid's life, because there are some things that can't be left behind, things that will follow you a thousand miles away. When Rico discovers that picket-fenced apple-pie people can be just as violent and judgmental as the neighbors he left behind, he is forced to swallow an uncomfortable truth: no longer an outsider by his appearance, Rico is still an outsider.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Blackstone Publishing
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    Awards:

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781481567541
    File size: 216744 KB
    Release date: September 16, 2008
    Duration: 07:31:32

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781481567541
    File size: 216773 KB
    Release date: September 16, 2008
    Duration: 07:31:28
    Number of parts: 7

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 5.6
    Lexile® Measure: 980
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 5-7
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