02990cam a2200349 4500 423683761 TxAuBib 20200217120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781481567541 1481567543 4c7fa821-4af4-41d7-96f2-e6e730706a54 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9781982469788 191720 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hijuelos, Oscar. Dark Dude [Bridges Audiobook]. Blackstone Publishing, 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 207MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 207MB. HTML:<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>. Young Adult Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Best Fiction for Young Adults. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-04-17 22:00:03. Durán, Armando. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/191720-DarkDude.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/191720-DarkDude.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4C7FA821-4AF4-41D7-96F2-E6E730706A54&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/191720-DarkDude.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/191720-DarkDude.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4C7FA821-4AF4-41D7-96F2-E6E730706A54&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)