Next Stop by Ivan Sanchez
In a gritty and heartbreaking memoir, Ivan Sanchez recounts his life growing up in the Bronx at a time when hip-hop was born and shootouts and drug-fuelled crime sprees were routine.
"It's the raw and brutally honest portrayal of a violent youth who walks through fire in order to find himself" -- Linda Nievez-Powell, author of Free Style
"A harrowing journey told with humor, spirit and wisdom..." -- Henry Chalfant, author of Subway Art/Spraycan Art and the movie StyleWars
"Ivan Sanchez not only encapsulated the essence of the Bronx during that time period, he vivified his characters to the point where you felt like you knew one of the guys from his block. This book is amazing, real and raw!" -- April Lee Hernandez, actress (ER, The View, and Freedom Writers)
"A harrowing journey told with humor, spirit, and wisdom." -- Henry Chalfant, co-author of Subway Art and Spraycan Art and co-director of the movie Style Wars
"A harrowing journey told with humor, spirit and wisdom..." -- Henry Chalfant, author of Subway Art/Spraycan Art and the movie StyleWars
"Ivan Sanchez not only encapsulated the essence of the Bronx during that time period, he vivified his characters to the point where you felt like you knew one of the guys from his block. This book is amazing, real and raw!" -- April Lee Hernandez, actress (ER, The View, and Freedom Writers)
"A harrowing journey told with humor, spirit, and wisdom." -- Henry Chalfant, co-author of Subway Art and Spraycan Art and co-director of the movie Style Wars
Ivan Sanchez was born in the Bronx, New York City, in 1972. He left the inner city in 1993, and earned an associate's degree in applied science from Virginia's ECPI College of Technology and a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Phoenix. He currently holds a supervisory position with a major manufacturing organization in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and works as a youth advocate and motivational speaker in his spare time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416562672 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416562672 |
| Title | Next Stop |
| Author | Ivan Sanchez |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Touchstone |
| Year published | 2008-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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