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|  | | East Side Dreams
Travel with Art Rodriguez as he dreams of his past.
He experiences an unpleasant childhood full of difficult obstacles that could have profoundly impaired his chance for a normal life. Life appears hopeless during those young years as he struggles to discover who he really is and at the same time contends with his dictorial father. Travel with him as he takes you through the California Youth Authority, the prison system for young offenders. Although he grows up under such trying circumstances, he still finds enjoyment and excitement growing up in San Jose's east side. Experience with him his childhood as he reflects back on both pleasant and un | |  | | Forgotten Memories REVISED
Forgotten Memories REVISED: Growing up in San Jose, California, Arturo Rodriguez and his brothers and sister endured an abusive father, their parents' unhappy marriage, and their father's absence after he returned to Mexico. Rodriguez coped as best he could, but his drinking and drug use, hanging out with friends, fighting, and being in the wrong places at the wrong times led to his incarceration…. He writes about childhood pranks and misdeeds, his mother’s near fatal illness, his parent’s divorce, the birth of his first child, and how his parents eventually become friends.
The writing here is unpolished but sincere in tone, and the reminiscences and descriptions are vivid and true to life. Neither didactic nor preachy, this memoir explains how he grew to understand his father and other relatives whom he loved despite their flaws. His message for young readers is clear. It is possible to survive and over come injustices and hardships.
“Ay, Mijo, thank you for coming. You are so good, and I love you so much.” Hearing those few words, I fought back my tears.
I walked to my mother’s side, bent down, and held her tightly. Usually I gave her a kiss and a nice hug; however, on this day I wanted to hold my mother longer. I hugged her tight and wouldn’t release her. She felt the hug and sensed how I felt.
She whispered in my ear as I was holding her, “I love you, Arturito.”
“I love you too, Mom.”
That night I lay in my bed and knew I wasn’t going to sleep very well, thinking of those forgotten memories. I saw | |  | | Sueños del Lado Este, East Side Dreams in Spanish
As you read in Spanish, you will experience with Art Rodriguez the difficult time he had growing up, part of which was dealing with his father. This book will make your emotions run high. You will laugh, cry, and laugh again.
It is an inspirational book, relating life’s experiences from the age of a delinquent teenager to his maturity as a successful businessman
Table of Contents for
Sueños del Lado Este
o Prológo de la Traducción en Español
o Derramando La Chrveza
o Derramando la Cerveza
o El Cuchillo Oscilante
o La Gran Pelea
o El Escape
o El Paseo En Coche
o Los Primeros Años
o El Interrogatorio
o La Primer Pelea
o La Carrera Por la Chrveza
o El Combatiente
o El Reporte de la Escuela
o El Crucero
o Detrás de los Barrotes
o El Tapete
o Monos Negras
o La Pelea a Pedradas
o Viejitas, Pero Bontas
o Los Monstruos
o Perkins
o El Rifle de | |  | | The Monkey Box
"The Monkey Box" is a story that goes back to the 1800's.
"The Monkey Box" is a story that goes back to the 1800's. It starts with Art Rodriguez's great grandparents. Art's great great grandfather was a priest in Spain. He and his family were of royal decent, which made them dukes. The priest had an affair with a young woman. In time she became pregnant. At childbirth the young lady died. Then is when it became public knowledge that the priest was the father of baby Lydia. The church wanted to send him to the Vatican to be excommunicated. The family was extremely embarrassed and disgraced. The family made him a deal. They told him if he were to leave |
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Khenlee the Healter
by Beverly Owens
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 Khenlee has reached 12 Cycles of Seasons and will find which working circle she will now belong to. She is shocked to find out what the gods have decided what her life work will be. |
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